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Group of young Afghan women wearing white head scarfs look down with mouths open as if to speak or sing. Caption. The Taliban regime has forbidden mixed schooling.
57 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Senior Black man wearing glasses, a teal-colored African scarf and head wrap, and a dark suit jacket stands next to an African wall hanging and speaks towards camera.
17 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Rope and pulley bridge in China above a slow moving river.
58 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man resembling M, L, K Jr. seated next to a woman holding an apple. Both are seated on bleachers. Caption. His name is Martin Luther King, Jr.
31 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of an index finger pointing at a photograph of 2 Chinese men in suits. Caption. Because of the case, 2 friends died, 3 friends went to jail.
57 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
2 women in an office setting wearing decorative patterned head scarves. One woman holds a landline phone to her ear and dials a number.
29 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of woman looks to the left and stands in open-sided, thatched roof dwelling.
26 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Senior man looks at a senior woman. Both smile at each other. Caption. For so long, language for Mom and Dad.
1 hours 23 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Green and black taxi on a busy city street drives alongside a horse pulling a carriage.
51 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman in a rocking chair with her forearms resting on chair arms. Caption. He did not want to give me child support.
1 hours 2 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man seated cross legged on the ground next to a tripod camera. Children seated on the floor watch him as he speaks. Caption. He's been teaching animation film camps for children.
53 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
4 Native American children walking around a park area. Caption. How am I going to coach these girls?
56 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 11
Closeup on face of senior woman wearing glasses and pursing her lips. Caption. The tears were just streaming down my cheeks.
44 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT
Carved wooden levers. Caption: I want a fully operational Gutenberg-style one.
56 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 12
A black and white image of Margaret Mead looking down at an indigenous Samoan man.
1 hour 25 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Side angle shot of an older Mother Teresa wearing a white and blue sari holding her hands to her chin in a prayer position.
26 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white photo of 4 military soldiers walking through rocky terrain. Caption. And then three other code talkers were wounded.
50 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Several women walk outside holding babies to their chests. Caption. Would have a better life in America.
56 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Black and white portrait photograph of Ralph Bunche. Caption. He remains an enigma in American and world history.
1 hours 56 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Woman seated next to an adolescent girl who is slumped down in her chair, forehead in hand like she's irritated. Caption. Now I'm going to find out about autism.
1 hours 3 minutes
Grade Level: PT/TT
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