Overview and introduction to Presidential Classroom students. These 400 students come from 25 nations to Washington, D.C. each summer to discuss and debate global issues involving human rights. Later, they interview survivors of the internment camps. Following an opening montage, the human rights violations perpetrated against Jews and others by Nazi war criminals is recounted. We join the Presidential Classroom Scholars as they visit the National Holocaust Museum.
Students Speak Out .
The opening montage includes a glimpse of a real-life application of human rights ideals in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Coeur d'Alene was recently the site of a military-style parade by members of the Aryan Nation. Students at the high school chose to respond to this public display glorifying Nazi sentiments by forming a Human Rights Club. The goal of the Human Rights Club is to counter the aggressive activities of hate groups. We meet members of the club and community.