POV: The Silence of Others

pbs.org/pov - The site includes a general discussion guide with additional activity ideas.

Spain’s “Pact of Forgetting”

Law and Courts Blog: The Pact of Forgetting: Spain’s Fundamental Mistake

The New York Times: “Forgetting, in Order to Move On”

The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/spaniards-confront-the-legacy-of-civil-war-and-dictatorship/

The Guardian: The Cult of Memory: When History Does More Harm Than Good

Universal Jurisdiction

International Justice Resource Center: Definition, scope, and descriptions of instances where universal jurisdiction has been invoked

Global Policy Forum: Pros and cons of universal jurisdiction presented through historical cases

Human Rights

University of Nebraska: Human Rights in the U.S. and the International Community: Collection of documents and lesson plans

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Important primary source enumerating the fundamental rights guaranteed to every human simply because they are human

The Debate Over Confederate Monuments

NBC News: Is Removing Confederate Monuments Like Erasing History?: An overview of U.S. cities that have removed or debated removing confederate statues and/or renaming streets or buildings. Also see Vox’s overview of the issues and/or The Atlantic’s Where Will the Removal of Confederate Monuments Stop?.

POV: Media Literacy Questions for Analyzing POV Films

http://www.pbs.org/pov/educators/media-literacy.php

This list of questions provides a useful starting point for leading rich discussions that challenge students to think critically about documentaries.