Nuremberg Trials: Perspectives

Description

Dr. John Barrett of St. Johns University of Law (one of the foremost Nuremberg Trials historian in the United States) will give the background and importance of the Nuremberg Trials. John Q. Barrett is a Professor of Law at St. Johns University School of Law in New York City, where he teaches constitutional law, criminal procedure, and legal history. Professor Barrett currently is working on a biography of Justice Jackson that will include the first inside account of his year (1945–46) away from the Supreme Court as the chief American prosecutor of the principal surviving Nazi leaders at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. He will be followed by three veterans of the First Division who were guards or military police during the trials who will share their experiences.

Contact email
info@firstdivisionmuseum.org
Sponsoring Organization
First Division Museum
Phone number
630-260-8274
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
1.5 Teacher CPDUs available for this event.
Website
http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/events/schedule/date_with_history_11.aspx
The Civil Rights Movement: A Workshop for Boston Public Schools 10th-grade U.S. History Teachers Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 08/29/2008 - 17:12
Description

This is a two-day workshop for Boston Public Schools teachers who will be teaching the Civil Rights Movement in their 10th-grade U.S. History courses. The seminar will focus on three units: "The murder of Emmett Till," "Voting Rights: From Selma to Montgomery," and "Desegregation of Boston Schools." All BPS Teachers must also register with the Boston Public Schools at www.mylearningplan.com.

Contact email
Princess_Johnson@facing.org
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
10
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Two days
End Date
Website
http://www2.facinghistory.org/Campus/Events.nsf/HTMLProfessionalDevelopment/E27…

An Evening with Former CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson

Description

"The National C'onstitution Center welcomes Valerie Plame Wilson to discuss her new autobiography, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.' Plame Wilson provides her perspective on the public disclosure of her identity as a CIA officer and the federal investigation that led to the trial and conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Scooter Libby."

Sponsoring Organization
National Constitution Center
Phone number
1 215-409-6700
Target Audience
General Public
Start Date
Cost
$12 members | $15 non-members | $6 K-12 teachers and students | (reservations required)
Duration
One to two hours
Website
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2008_02_05_1…

The Expansion of Expression

Description

This seminar will explore historical issues related to the freedom of speech and expression in the U.S., examining court cases including the 1919 U.S. Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, the 1989 case Texas v. Johnson, and the 1997 case Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union.

Contact name
Scott, Marianne
Contact email
Events@BillofRightsInstitute.org
Sponsoring Organization
The Bill of Rights Institute
Phone number
1 703-894-1776
Target Audience
Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Education Programs Coordinator
Duration
One day
Website
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/seminars/Cleveland012908/default.htm

Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, and the Scopes Trial

Description

Professor Charles Postel reviews the lives of lawyers Clarence Darrow (1857–1938) and William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) and their involvement as adversaries in the 1925 legal case Scopes v. State, in which a school teacher was found guilty of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools.

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Affirmative Action

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Professor Lucas E. Morel discusses the history of affirmative action in the U.S., looking at how it has changed from the early 1960s to the present day. He examines particularly the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court cases Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, both on affirmative action.

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The Salem Witchcraft Trials

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Professor Monica Fitzgerald examines popular memory and understanding of the Salem witchcraft trials and the actual historical facts concerning the trials. She looks particularly at the social and religious context within which the trials took place.

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The Salem Witch Trials

Description

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the fear of witchcraft that grew rapidly throughout the colonies, especially in New England. Nineteen people were wrongfully convicted of witchcraft in Salem, MA, and were executed.

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