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The Genocide Education Project

GenEd is a nonprofit organization assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, as the predecessor of the pattern of genocides that followed. GenEd develops instructional materials and provides workshops, consultation and presentations.

Genocide

One million handmade bones laid out on the National Mall, as a protest against genocide and mass atrocities.

One million handmade bones laid out on the National Mall, as a protest against genocide and mass atrocities

Resistance

Armenians with the flag they used to signal for help after their resistance on Musa Dagh, Turkey during the Armenian Genocide. Photograph probably taken after their arrival at Port Said, Egypt, September 1915.

Armenians with the flag they used to signal for help after their resistance on Musa Dagh, Turkey during the Armenian Genocide. Photograph probably taken after their arrival at Port Said, Egypt, September 1915.

Survival

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Classroom Resources
  • Curriculum Guides
  • Educational Programs
  • Lesson Plans
  • Professional Development
  • Speakers
  • Videos (Film)
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • Maps
  • Interviews
  • Photographs
  • Video / Film
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 6-8
  • 6-12
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Teacher and Student
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies