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June 3, 2020 at 11:00am

Living Voices

On June 3 at 11am, 1pm and 3pm, Living Voices: "Through the Eyes of a Friend", "New American" & "Hear My Voice" will be aired virtually by the Jackson Center in collaboration with Erie-2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES.  Pre-registration is required.

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Current Exhibit: Leading with Integrity & Innovation-A Tribute to Stan Lundine

This exhibit pays tribute to Stan Nelson Lundine and celebrates his political career nearly 50 years after it began.

Featured Lesson Plan

Jackson’s Jamestown

This unit will empower students to reflect on their personal career goals, brainstorm steps toward reaching those goals and use Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson as a case study of an individual who ascended from ordinary life in small-town America to the highest echelons of American government. 

The unit of study is structured to take place over several class sessions depending on student work pace and the desired depth of research. Customization and adaptation are encouraged for differentiation and time management imperatives. 

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Justice Jackson and the Application of Universal Ethics

How do we truly know if something is moral?  Designed for the International Baccalaureate student and teacher, this unit is designed to offer students a detailed case study on how Robert H. Jackson led the allied efforts to apply a universal concept of ethical justice to Nazi officials captured at the end of World War II vis a vis the Nuremberg Tribunal.  Students will also consider the efficacy in developing UN International Tribunals and the International Criminal Courts....

This Day in Nuremberg

Jodl II

This is a  June 4, 1946 excerpt from the questioning by Dr. Exner of Defendant Alfred Jodl on the case of the 2nd SS Panzer Division. Read More

However, we must never forget that it is implicit in this philosophy [of the United States Constitution] that the discontented have a duty as well as a right to voice openly their dissatisfaction and that the contented have an obligation to tolerate and answer overt opposition, however distasteful. We must also remember that this concept of liberty had no tolerance of any form of lawlessness, no belief that there could be freedom except under law.

Hon. Robert H. Jackson "Liberty" speech made during his reception of the Medal Award for Distinguished Service in the Law New York, NY. January 30, 1954.