Sovereignty is the idea that people can govern themselves. This may sound obvious, but it actually was a pretty revolutionary idea to most people in 1750.

The Holocaust was the murder of millions of Jews and other persecuted groups across Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws showed what can happen when rulers do whatever they want. After World War II, the Allies put Nazi leaders on trial for crimes against humanity.

In 1948, 48 countries signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since then, globalization has spread, supported, and threatened human rights.

After the Holocaust, the world vowed to never again permit the crime of genocide. In the many decades since, genocide and mass violence have played out again, and again. Why?

In the last century, millions of people were forced to flee their homes. Meanwhile, governments around the world have increased their attempts to control and limit migration.

Indigenous American communities are reclaiming their history. Hear why Pueblo people are fighting to reclaim their stories, ancestral remains, and sacred lands.

After the Second World War, movements for civil rights and equality emerged. Despite some successes, racism and inequality remain unresolved.