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Making History Series

Our new Making History Series is a collection of case studies that are part of the Choosing to Participate initiative at Facing History and Ourselves. This initiative illustrates how citizens as individuals and groups across the world can choose to make a positive difference in society. Each case study highlights the challenges and legacies of people who have struggled to promote human dignity, protect human rights, and cultivate and sustain democratic values. The Making History Series is generously funded by Thomas Wilson and Jill Garling.

Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide ConventionTotally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
This case study highlighting the story of Raphael Lemkin challenges all of us to think deeply about what it will take for individuals, groups, and nations to take up Lemkin's challenge.

Stitching TruthStitching Truth: Women's Protest Art in Pinochet's Chile
The story of the sisters, wives, and mothers who made up the women’s protest movement in Chile during Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973–1990) is an incredible story of courage and resistance.

Fundamental Freedoms

Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  

Surveying Eleanor Roosevelt’s early years and then concentrating on her life-long commitment as an activist, Fundamental Freedoms tells of Eleanor’s pivotal role in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.


 

 

Coming Soon
Chasing the Flame Study Guide