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Reflections on Human Rights
A few months before the General Assembly voted on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor published the essay from which the excerpts below were drawn. She discussed the process of drafting the Declaration and then addressed in detail the...
Social and Economic Rights: Eleanor’s Speech at the Sorbonne
As the work of the Human Rights Commission wound down, the Western delegations and the Soviet Bloc members quarreled over social and economic rights. Would the final document address the right and responsibility of the state to provide health care,...
Eleanor’s Visits to the Displaced Persons Camps
Between February 13 and 16, 1946—ten months after American forces liberated Nazi concentration camps—Eleanor met some of the thousands of displaced Jews living in camps. These were some of the survivors of the concentration camps Germany had filled...
The "Four Freedoms" Speech
Shortly before President Roosevelt’s State of the Union address was delivered on January 6, 1941, Eleanor published her first My Day column of the year. The essay anticipated many of the themes the president would address in his speech. Though hope...
“How Much Democracy Do We Want?"
Eleanor’s position on racial, religious, and social justice was sharpened during World War II. The injustices perpetrated by the Nazis abroad highlighted the struggle for equal rights at home. The war and its aftermath also strengthened Eleanor’s...
"The Basic Thing We Must Do Is to Stop Generalizing about People"
Like many of us, Eleanor’s attitudes about race and civil rights evolved over time. By the time she came to Washington as First Lady, she had spent time working with the poor, as well as new immigrants on New York’s Lower East Side. However, she had...
Refusing to Be "Frozen Out"
During the 1920s, Eleanor became more and more involved in the work of the Democratic Party. She also forged strong connections with grassroots activists and community organizers, such as Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook. Together with other...
A Guide to the Film BULLY: Fostering Empathy and Action in Schools
The film BULLY follows five stories of children and families who are affected deeply by bullying within the course of a school year. With intimate glimpses into homes, classrooms, cafeterias, and principals’ offices, the film offers insight into the...
Teaching Reporter
Teaching "Reporter" was developed to help classrooms explore essential questions about being a global citizen in the information age. The documentary Reporter follows New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on a reporting trip to central Africa....
Geschichten zur Identitätsfindung: Religion, Migration und Zugehörigkeit in einer Welt im Wandel
Diese Ressource Buch spiegelt die Art und Weise, dass die Migration wirkt sich die persönliche Identität und bietet Dozenten und Studierenden die Ressourcen, um diese Wanderung durch Methoden des Geschichtenerzählens zu prüfen.Es zeigt Erfahrungen...