Printable Resource List
- DHRC Resource List: Genocide 9-12Printable version of listed resources.
The Architect of Genocide by Call Number: DD247.H4 B74 1991ISBN: 0394568419Publication Date: 1991-04-03Although Adolf Hitler held the ultimate responsibility for what became the Holocaust, it was Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, who essentially laid the plans and devised the schemes that lead to the killings of six million Jews. An important and engrossing book that makes evident why Heinrich Himmler should be regarded as the master planner of the "Final Solution."
Caminar by Call Number: PZ7.5.B763 Cam 2014ISBN: 9780763665166Publication Date: 2014-03-25Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time
to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet -- he's still her quiet moonfaced boy. The government soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: Communist. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to find her.
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Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention Genocide by Call Number: K5302.T67 2007ISBN: 9780983787020Publication Date: 2011-09-22Genocide, the intentional destruction of ethnic or national groups, has been part of human history for
millennia. But since the late nineteenth century, its nature and scale have dramatically changed.
Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization by Call Number: DS195.5 .C75 2004ISBN: 0975412507Publication Date: 2004-01-01Resource book about the Armenian Genocide that occurred during World War I.
Hotel Rwanda by Call Number: PN1997.2.H66 H68 2005ISBN: 9781557046703Publication Date: 2005-01-27Describes how the director and co-screenwriter gained financial support to create the movie and includes an overview of Rwanda with details on the events that inspired the movie.
Alive in the Killing Fields by Call Number: DS554.83.K43 A3 2009ISBN: 9781426305153Publication Date: 2009-10-13Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy.
The Rwanda Genocide by Call Number: DT450.435 .R839 2004ISBN: 9780737719864Publication Date: 2004-03-12Presents a collection of primary and secondary source materials discussing genocide in Rwanda.
The Road from Home by Call Number: DR435.A7 K47 1995ISBN: 9780688144258Publication Date: 1995-08-24A biography of the author's mother, concentrating on her childhood in Turkey before the Turkish
government deported its Armenian population.
Red Midnight by Call Number: PZ7.M5926 Rc 2002ISBN: 9780380805617Publication Date: 2003-04-01After soldiers kill his family, twelve-year-old Santiago and his four-year-old sister flee Guatemala in a
kayak in order to reach the United States.
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Darfur by Call Number: DT159.6.D27 D3525 2009ISBN: 9780737744576Publication Date: 2009-05-01Explores the crisis in Darfur, the Sudanese government's role, China's role, and what should be done to
bring peace.
East West Street by Call Number: KZ7180 .S25 2016ISBN: 0385350716Publication Date: 2016-05-24A personal detective story, an uncovering of secret pasts, and a book that explored the creation and
development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities
of Hitler's Third Reich.
Dance of the Banished by Call Number: PZ7.S62853 Dan 2015ISBN: 9781927485651Publication Date: 2015-02-02A teenager leaves his fiancé behind in their Anatolian village to make a new life in Canada for both of
them. But when World War I breaks out, he is sent to an internment camp while his betrothed struggles to
survive and find a way to join him.
Daughter of War by Call Number: PS8587.K79 D38 2008ISBN: 9781554550449Publication Date: 2008-04-04Disguised as a Muslim in 1916 Turkey, Marta has escaped certain death. If she is discovered, she will be
killed outright or forced to march into the desert to die, like so many Armenians before her. Separated
from her sister and her betrothed, Marta can only wait and hope to find them them again.
Nobody's Child by Call Number: PZ7.S62853 Nob 2003ISBN: 9781550024425Publication Date: 2003-09-01Even though Mariam, her siblings, and their friend Kevork become orphans after the 1909 massacre of
Armenians in Turkey's Adana Province, their sustaining hope, as six years later in 1915 they face
"deportation," is to be reunited with the remaining members of their family.
There Was and There Was Not by Call Number: E184.A7 T68 2014ISBN: 9781250074102Publication Date: 2015-11-03A young Armenian-American goes to Turkey in a: love thine enemy" experiment that becomes a
transformative reflection on how we use-and abuse-our personal histories.
I Learned a New Word Today ... Genocide by Call Number: PS3608.A715 I2 2009ISBN: 9780981160603Publication Date: 2009-10-16Javier Mendoza has learned a new word and he does not like it. As his fifth grade class explores the shocking history of countries ranging from Armenia to Sudan, Javier realizes that the past—and even the present—is telling him a story that he cannot ignore. Then he overhears a conversation that triggers a mysterious chain of events at his school. Now Javier is faced with the reality that no one is immune to the consequences of genocide. And perhaps everyone has a responsibility to help end it, even himself.
- Educator's Guide:Vamos A LeerLesson plans, activities and reflective writing questions for the Caminar book by Skila Brown.
- Classroom Resources for Red MidnightStory setting, Q+A Page, Questions to prompt discussions for the Red Midnight book by Ben Mikalelsen.
- Classroom Guide for Brothers in Hope:The Story of the Lost Boys of SudanTeacher Resource includes: background, before reading focus questions, vocabulary and after reading discussions.
- PBS Educator's Guide: Ghosts of RwandaLesson plans, worksheets, lesson extensions, created by PBS for the Ghosts or Rwanda
- Educator Resource for Hotel RwandaThis 6-page pdf gives background about the film and Rwandan genocide, with many questions to spark discussion. Created by Anita Abbot, Film Education 2006
- The Last Survivor, Educatonal Resource GuideBackground information, pre-viewing and post-viewing activities, discussion questions, biographies, classroom lessons , workshops, and additonal resources for The Last Survivor.
- Lost Boys, Lost Childhoods: Exploring the Consequences of Collective ViolenceThis resource is divided into four lessons. The first uses a poem to introduce an idea central to all three documentaries. Each of the remaining lessons highlights a single film. The four lessons can be used individually or in any combination depending on course objectives and student interest. Suggestions are provided for adapting the three film-based lessons to the needs of classes unable to view the documentaries in their entirety. Suggestions for evaluation and a correlation to curriculum standards follow the lessons.
- On our Watch, Teacher Guide by FrontlineStudents will examine possible solutions offered to the situation in Darfur by three different entities: Oxfam (an NGO), independent voices and organizations (Eric Reeves, Mia Farrow, the "Genocide Olympics" campaign), and Zoe's Ark, an independent and now discredited "humanitarian" organization.
The Armenian Genocide [DVD] by Call Number: DS195.5 .A737 2006Publication Date: Originally aired as a television documentary on April 17th 2006This one hour documentary (DVD) examines what happened and why, in what has been called on of the greatest untold stories of the 20th century.
Run time: 60 minutes
Unrated
Darfur diaries [DVD] : message from home by by Call Number: HV553.D37487 2006Publication Date: 2006This film is a brutally honest look of the tragedy befalling the Darfur Region.
Run Time: 55 minutes
Not Rated
Defying genocide [DVD]: Choices that saved lives by Call Number: HV6322.7 .D44 2006Publication Date: 2006The story of how Simone Weil Lipman was able to save thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust is a staring point for an exploration of what it takes to defy genocide
Run Time: 19 Minutes
Unrated
Devil Came in on Horseback [DVD] by Call Number: DT159.6.D27 D48 2007Publication Date: 2007This documentary dives into the Darfur, Sudan genocide from the perspective of an unarmed military
observer with the African Union.
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Not Rated
Genocide [DVD] by Call Number: D804.3.G46 2007Publication Date: 2007The heart-wrenching, yet often heroic story of the millions of men, women and children who fell victim to Hitler's Final Solution.
Run time: 83 minutes
Not Rated
Ghosts of Rwanda [DVD] by Call Number: DT450.435.G56 2004Publication Date: 2004Not Rated
Chronicles the Rwandan genocide of 1993, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.
Run time: 115 minutes
Not Rated
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Hotel Rwanda: A True Story [DVD] by Call Number: PN1995.9.A43 H684 2005Publication Date: 2005A five-star-hotel manager in Rwanda risks his life when he opens his hotel to more than a thousand Tutsis
refugees in order to protect them from death.
Run time: 122 minute
Rated: PG-13
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Human Rights [DVD] by Call Number: JC571 .H96 2004Publication Date: 2008Program discusses the role of the United Nations and other organizations in maintaining the 1948
page 6 / 8 DHRC Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the importance of securing freedom and justice and peace for all mankind.
Run time: 23 minutes
Rated: Grades 9-up
Last Survivor: Four Tragedies, Four Journeys, One Purpose [DVD] by Call Number: HV6322.7.L38 2011Publication Date: 2011The Last Survivor is a character-based, feature-length documentary that explores the idea of genocide in the 21st century.
Run time: 84 minutes or 56 minutes
Not Rated
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Lost Boys [DVD] by Call Number: E184.S77 L67 2013Publication Date: 2013The journey of two teenage South Sudanese boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who traveled to America looking for a safer environment. They must learn quickly about the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary American society.
Run time: 60 minutes
Not Rated
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On our Watch by Call Number: DT159.6.D27 O5 2007Publication Date: 2007Frontline asks why the international community and the United Nations have once again failed to stop
slaughter, this time in Darfur.
Run time: 60 Minutes
Not Rated
The Promise by Call Number: PN1997.2 .P766 2017Publication Date: 2017The Promise is a powerful epic set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire. Sparks fly when a humble Armenian medical student falls in love with an artist already committed to a renowned and worldly journalist But as tensions rise with the outbreak of World War I, the trio must set passions aside to survive as the world around them crumbles and one of history's darkest yet rarely told.
Run Time: 134 Minutes
Rated: PG13
- Genocide WatchOffering blog style updates about violence in the world, this site acts as a portal for those investigating modern day genocide in areas like Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, the Sudan and most recently, Guinea. The "About Genocide" tab contains extensive information about the stages of Genocide, ways in which it is denied and how it affects world politics.
- PBS Learning MediaThis Website offers lesson plans designed for different age groups and to fulfill different curriculum
content standards having to do with genocide. Holocaust lesson plans are included as well as those about
other major genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and the Sudan. Each teacher guide identifies
websites that support the goals of that particular lesson plan. - Genocide PreventionThis website is maintained by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and works to identify
regions where genocide campaigns are occuring right now. Staff and guest contributors submit updates
from the field, eyewitness testimony, photographs, interactive maps and more. Witness for yourself on this
website and inside Google Earth.