How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
In his autobiography, "Long Walk to Freedom," Nelson Mandela describes this picture as: "Tense Times, 1956."
After Mandela returned from a trip abroad, in 1962, he went into hiding.
After graduation, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo formed the only South African law firm which was owned and operated by blacks.
Spared the death penalty for a treason conviction, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment during June of 1964.
In this clip, narrated by Morgan Freeman, we see historical footage depicting tensions between black and white South Africans. The video demonst...
Even while he was imprisoned in an impossibly small cell on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela maintained a physical-fitness regimen.
Solomon Northup, a free black, is listed as a slave called "Plat Hamilton" on this manifest for the brig Orleans.
This image depicts the book-cover of Man is Wolf to Man, an important work on surviving the GULAG by Janus Bardach.
What was Manchukuo? The answer to that question is: Manchukuo was actually Manchuria - a province of China - before the Japanese army invaded, then oc...
Before six counties in the northern part of Ireland were known as "Northern Ireland," they were part of the "Ulster Plantation.
Iceland is Europe's second-largest island. It is located between the North Atlantic and the Greenland Sea.
Today, in America, everyone takes for granted that the Supreme Court has the power to strike-down laws which a majority of the nine justices determine...
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