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Church for Sale

Church for Sale

This Wide Angle video reports on the sale of The Sacred Heart Church in central Limerick, Ireland which has been holding services for almost 150 years. OER Level

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9-12

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The Civil Rights Cases

The Civil Rights Cases

This video from the series The Supreme Court details both the Court’s contribution to the end of Reconstruction and its first major dissent. OER Level

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9-12

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The Coffee Crisis

The Coffee Crisis

This video from Wide Angle presents the efforts taken by the Ethiopian government to mitigate the impact of the 2008 global economic collapse, by calling upon the fledgling Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) to start trading coffee—the nation’s primary cash crop—before it is prepared to do so. OER Level

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A Colony of Aliens

A Colony of Aliens

In this video segment from Faces of America, learn about Benjamin Franklin’s objection to German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania. OER Level

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7-12

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A Community of People Now

A Community of People Now

In this video segment from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, Bill T. Jones struggles to find meaning and relevancy for the life of Abraham Lincoln in today’s social and political landscape. OER Level

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Complications of Identity

Complications of Identity

This video from Wide Angle tells the story of two identical twins, one of whom was classified as white and the other as black, highlighting the difficulty in defining race in Brazilian society. OER Level

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Confirmation

Confirmation

This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly explores the rite of confirmation as it is practiced in the Roman Catholic Church. OER Level

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Coping with the Crisis

Coping with the Crisis

This video from Wide Angle explores the life of an Iraqi refugee in Jordan and examines the challenges faced by host countries Jordan and Syria. OER Level

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The Cost of Human Rights

The Cost of Human Rights

This video segment from Women, War & Peace follows Clemencia Carabali, a community activist from Cauca,Columbia as she travels to Washington, D.C. to share with congressional staffers the perspective of Cauca’s residents who are facing displacement. OER Level

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The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow

The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow

Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois’ crusade against American segregation and discrimination in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. OER Level

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Cycle of Violence

Cycle of Violence

In this video segment from Women, War & Peace, the eviction date for residents of La Toma, Columbia has been set by the mayor. OER Level

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The Dealmakers

The Dealmakers

In this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, two teams of high school students learn how to value a company’s equity through a simulation of a mergers and acquisition transaction. OER Level

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Debate Begins

Debate Begins

A third grade class in Wuhan province, China holds debates for the election of class monitor in this segment from Independent LensOER Level

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A Decision is Made

A Decision is Made

In this video segment from Africa, Flora explains why she is content to return to the bush. OER Level

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6-12

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Declining Profits

Declining Profits

In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the farmers of Vidarbha in central India who have seen a loss in profits due to the high cost of borrowing money and the low prices for their crops in a globalized market. OER Level

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Detainees

Detainees

In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana. OER Level

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9-12

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Devotion to Kali

Devotion to Kali

In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about Goddess Kali, considered by some Hindus to be the “prime cosmic energy.” OER Level

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9-12

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The Dickerson Case

The Dickerson Case

Against expectation, Justice William Rehnquist upholds the Miranda warnings in the case of Dickerson v. The United States in this video from the PBS series The Supreme Court. OER Level

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9-12

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Digging Out of Debt

Digging Out of Debt

A college student learns a valuable lesson about excessive credit card debt, and how to deal with the problem, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. OER Level

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A New World Order

A New World Order

This video from Women, War & Peace explains how women and their dependents are most affected by the changed nature of warfare since the end of the Cold War. OER Level

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