Links and Bibliography

Below is a brief list of a few suggested links, PDFs, books and films:

Topics:

• 9/11 History Facts
  
• Why?
  
• Related Individual Experiences
  
• The World Trade Center Past And Present
  
• The First Attack On February 26, 1993
  
• The Impact Of September 11th In Local And Global Communities
  
• Volunteerism And Humanitarian Projects

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9/11 History Facts

• 9/11 Commission Report
  In 2002, the United States government commissioned an independent, bipartisan commission to prepare a complete report of the circumstances surrounding 9/11, including preparedness and the immediate response. The commission was also mandated to provide recommendations to guard against possible future attacks.
  
• America’s Day of Terror, BBC
• Sept. 11, 2001, The New York Times
• Timeline of Events
  A series of timelines created by the National September 11th Memorial and Museum
• A Timeline of Tribute Voices

Books

• 102 Minutes: the Untold Story of the fight to Survive inside the Twin Towers, Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, Times Books, 2005. A riveting description of life inside the towers from the point of attack to the final collapse.

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Why?

• Understanding Islam, Global Exchange Understand the difference between Islamic belief and the beliefs of the hijacking extremists.
• America Responds to Terrorism, Constitutions Rights Foundation
  Topics and study guides geared specifically to 9/11with related topics such as terrorism and analyzing rumors vs. myths.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Press Release, September 27, 2001
  This press release from the FBI provides the names and photographs of the terrorists and which planes they were on.

Books

• Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions about the Attacks on America, Mitch Frank, Viking, 2002.
  Time magazine reporter Mitch Frank explains and answers many important questions that resulted from September 11th. What happened on September 11th? Who were the hijackers? Why did the terrorists target the United States?

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Related Individual Experiences

• The September 11th Digital Archive
  A website dedicated to digitally collecting, preserving, and presenting the history of September 11, 2001. The site features videos, photographs, documents, and audio recordings.
• Personal Stories, Tribute WTC Visitor Center
• The Spectator Commemorative Edition, Stuyvesant High School, New York City (PDF)
  To better understand the experience of other students from lower Manhattan you can read a student newspaper from a neighboring high school.
• The World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response, New York State Museum
  This teacher’s guide outlines projects to help teach about the rescue, recovery and response at the World Trade Center site.
• Inside 9/11, National Geographic
  “Inside 9/11 traces the timeline that led up to the deadly attacks, spanning decades and circling the globe to lay bare the roots of al Qaeda. Capturing the horror and heroism witnessed on September 11, 2001, "Inside 9/11" takes you into the last moments of those who died that day and the thousands of others who survived the tragedy.”

Books

• Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of 9/11, Newseum with Cathy Trost & Alicia C. Shepard, Washington, DC: 2002.
• Women at Ground Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion, Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba, 2002.
• Faces of Ground Zero: Portraits of the Heroes of September 11, 2001, Joe McNally, New York: Time Inc., 2002.

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The World Trade Center Past And Present

• The World Trade Center, The History Channel
  To investigate the history of the World Trade Center before 9/11 see the History Channel’s Teacher’s Guide for their one-hour documentary The World Trade Center. The documentary and lesson plans focus on the design, engineering, and history of the site.
• World Trade Center History, PBS
  PBS’s teacher’s guide to New York: A Documentary Film: The Center of the World by Ric Burns examines the rise and fall of The World Trade Center. The online guide provides rich resources and activities that teach geography, economics, history, and civics.
• World Trade Center, Great Buildings
  Information on architecture of WTC
• World Trade Center, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey began construction of the World Trade Center in March 1966. This Port Authority page shows a complete timeline of the building from the beginning blueprints to details of the 1993 bombing and ultimately its collapse in 2001. Likewise, view current photos of the construction of the site and updated progress reports.
• World Trade Center, Silverstein Properties This website offers daily updates of contemporary events taking place at the construction site and documents the rebuilding process.
• Renderings for future National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
  The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, located at the World Trade Center site, will bear solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. Demonstrating the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and its impact on communities at the local, national, and international levels, the Museum attests to the triumph of human dignity over human depravity and affirms an unwavering commitment to the fundamental value of human life.
• Times Topics: World Trade Center (NYC), The New York Times
  The New York Times coverage of September 11, 2001. Read articles, watch videos, and listen to interviews. You will also find biographical sketches of some of the victims.

Books

• City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center, James Glanz and Eric Lipton, Times Books, 2003.

Films

• New York: A Documentary Film, “The Center of the World, Episode Eight: 1946-2003”
  (available through Facing History’s lending library. Teachers’ guide available on the PBS website.

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The First Attack On February 26, 1993

• Access Time Magazine’s coverage of the February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
• On This Day, The New York Times
  Coverage of the attack on February 26, 1993.

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The Impact Of September 11th In Local And Global Communities

• America Responds, PBS
  This is a list of resources compiled by PBS after 9/11 that discusses issues of peace, tolerance, war, patriotism, geography, and other related issues.
• Confronting September 11th, Facing History and Ourselves
  To understand the intent of the hijackers, what was their thought of a perceived injustice based on? How did propaganda affect them? What could have prevented this type of reaction of extreme violence?
• Face to Face, Independent Television Service Interactive Project
  Personal stories of the affects of Pearl Harbor and September 11th on Americans of Japanese, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Muslim descent. “Face to Face explores what it means to be an American with the face of the enemy. These are real stories of fear, anger, hatred, loyalty and trust.”
• Exploring 9/11: The World Before and After: Webcasts and educational materials created by the The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum offers a series of web-based interviews with scholars offers a wide range of views on 9/11 and its ramifications. The webcasts, along with educational guides, introduce important questions about values, security, culture, and politics in relation to the events of 9/11.
• Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond, Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. This book explores the challenges faced by Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans in the wake of 9/11 and looks at the efforts of organizations within those communities to work towards civic engagement and wider participation in addressing contemporary issues in American society.
• 9.11 Moments, Independent Television Service
  “How has your life changed after September 11?” September 11, 2001 continue to change the world, as we heal from the pain and loss, we are re-defining ways of looking at ourselves and at others in our global community. 34 short videos by 9 independent producers capture heartfelt reactions.

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Volunteerism And Humanitarian Projects

• Agent for Change
  An initiative of the Tenement Museum that highlights stories of ordinary individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. These stories encourage people to find their own ways to engage in positive social change.
• Three Cups of Tea
  In 1993 an American mountaineer named Greg Mortenson changed the direction of his life and built over fifty-five schools – especially for girls – in the forbidding terrain that gave birth to the Taliban.

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