Social Studies 30: Illiberalism

In this excellent video created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30, students will learn how liberal societies can become illiberal.

When is it acceptable for a liberal democracy to act against the principles of liberalism? The War Measures Act in Canada allows for just that. Why?

Apartheid, the Afrikaans word for "apartness," was made up of a collection of strict laws targeting visible minorities and is viewed as one of the darkest periods in the nation's history.

Excellent article on the need for reparations for Black Americans.

An excellent overview of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

An article that examines the rise of illiberal democracies in recent times.

John Oliver sits down with Edward Snowden to discuss the NSA, and the balance between privacy and security.

This article is written by South African History online, a well respected source for South African and African history.

A CBC news report about policy passed at the Liberal National Convention intended to target disinformation, but it could cause more problems.

A great guide to the issues of online hate in Canada.

A website of educational activities relating to Apartheid in South Africa.

Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.

A detailed article about the limits of free speech in Canada.

In 1953, the American Library Association with the American Publishers' Association, first issued this statement about the Freedom to Read. Why do you think motivated them to do so?

A student created video that examines the impact of McCarthyism on the entertainment industry in the US.

Without oversight, Senator MacCarthy conducted a crusade against "enemies of the state". A chilling campaign against freedome of thought was marked by groundless accusations.

In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. But how did this episode of political repression take off?

This documentary considers that, while the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery officially, an new industry of imprisoning black men for minor crimes has replaced it.

In this feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time after being taken from their family during the Sixties Scoop.

First Contact takes six Canadians on a 28-day journey intended to challenge attitudes and shed a light on Indigenous experience.

During the Cold War, the Canadian government interrogated and fired thousands of civil servants and soldiers who were suspected of being LGBT.

A playlist of the six episodes of the CBC series, "Love Hate & Propaganda". It brings will the WWII into sharp focus through the lens of propaganda.