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Extension - Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" and Beyond
Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass went on to become a writer, orator, statesman and key l…
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Reducing Intergenerational Poverty
Three experts discuss a recent report from the National Academies on reducing intergenerational poverty. …
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Charlie Chaplin and the Red Scare
This lesson highlights the life and career of film star Charlie Chaplin and how his life was affected by …
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African American Letters to Abraham Lincoln
This lesson highlights over 15 letters sent from African Americans to President Abraham Lincoln. The less…
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Author and Abolitionist Lydia Maria Child
This lesson highlights the life and work of author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. The lesson, which …
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1892 Lynching of Robert Lewis in Port Jervis, NY
This lesson details the history of the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis, an African American man hanged on a…
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Racial Integration in Shaker Heights, Ohio
This lesson provides an overview of the racial integration of Shaker Heights, Ohio and its school system.…
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Speeches Undelivered
Throughout history, leaders have had to make decisions that have impacted our communities, nation, and th…
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Student Journalism and the 1st Amendment
In this lesson, students will explore the intersection of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution an…
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Book That Shaped America - “The Words of César Chávez"
Born in Yuma, Arizona, César Chávez began his working life as a manual laborer. After serving in the U.S.…
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U.S. Supreme Court During WWII
This lesson provides an overview of the U.S. Supreme Court during World War Two. The lesson, which featur…
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Book That Shaped America - "Their Eyes Were Watching God”
In her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Zora Neale Hurston brings to life a southern love story that…
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Book That Shaped America - "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Named among the great American novels, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been known internationally si…
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African American Civil War Era Letters
This lesson provides a few examples of letters from African Americans during the Civil War era. The lesso…
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Book That Shaped America - "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"
Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass went on to become a writer, orator, statesman and key l…
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Clinton High School: The First Desegregated Southern School
This lesson provides an overview of the history of the 1956 desegregation of Clinton High School in Clint…
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Trailblazer Althea Gibson
Born in Silver, South Carolina to parents who were sharecroppers, Althea Gibson's family moved to Harlem,…
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Native American Art and Museum Collections
This lesson provides an overview of the history of the collection and repatriation of Native American art…
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Black Americans and World War II
This lesson provides an overview of the contributions, challenges, and lasting legacies of Black American…
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The U.S. Juvenile Justice System
This lesson focuses on the American juvenile justice system, including its role educating incarcerated yo…
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The Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s
This lesson focuses on the American 'Red Scare' of the 1940s and 50s. The lesson, which features Universi…
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Escape from Enslavement - William and Ellen Craft
This lesson focuses on William and Ellen Craft's 1848 escape from enslavement in Macon, Georgia. The less…
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The Green Book
This lesson focuses on the history, role, and legacy of the "The Negro Motorist Green Book." The lesson, …
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The Second Virginia Convention (1775)
This lesson features a historical reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention (1775), in which Patrick …
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Firsthand Account of the Emmett Till Story
In August 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till and his cousin Reverend Wheeler Parker left their hometown …
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Holiday Hope During the Holocaust
This lesson focuses on the holiday season under Nazi rule during the Holocaust. The lesson, which feature…
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1977 Hanafi Siege of Washington D.C.
This lesson focuses on the 1977 Hanafi Siege of Washington D.C., in which Hamaas Abdul Khaalis and member…
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Slavery in the Northern Colonies
This lesson focuses on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The lesson, wh…
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African American Women in Arts and Literature
This lesson plan about five African American women in arts and literature during the Civil Rights era ope…
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StudentCam Documentary Competition Step-by-Step Guide
Looking for a project-based learning experience? StudentCam challenges middle and high school students to…
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Civil Rights Leader Mary Frances Early
This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to reflect on their prior knowledge of…
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Choice Board: Academic Censorship
Who should be responsible for determining the content and materials that are included in school curricula…
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The Ruby Bridges Story
In this lesson, students will hear from a primary source, Ruby Bridges, as she spoke with elementary scho…
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Privacy or Public Interest
This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to reflect on the nature and scope of …
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Changing American Demographics
This lesson plan opens with reflective questions that ask students to reflect on the people who live in t…
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail for AP U.S. Government
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is one of the nine required, foundational do…
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The Emmett Till Story
Emmett Till was a fourteen-year-old African-American boy from Chicago, Illinois who went to visit his fam…
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Women's Suffragist Tactics
How did the suffragists win the vote? In this lesson, students will hear from co-authors Lucinda Robb and…
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Choice Board - Labor Movement in the U.S.
Labor or Trade Unions represent thousands of workers in a variety of industries in the United States who …
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Vaccine mandates: Policy, history, law, and science
This lesson plan directs students to explore the recent debate regarding mandatory COVID vaccinations. Th…
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Abortion Debate in Today’s United States
This lesson plan explores some of the historical, legal, and social arguments surrounding recent legal ac…
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Student Free Speech Since 1969
In this lesson, students will examine student free speech in the school environment. Students will partic…
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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
This lesson explores the events and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Students will view C-SPAN vid…
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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War
This lesson has students explore the formation and legacy of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Re…
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Choice Board - Conversations with Suffragists
On August 18, 1920, women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. To commemora…
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The Bill of Rights Choice Board
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted through ratification, are collectivel…
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Americans with Disabilities Act
This lesson details the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act signed by President George H.W.…
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Government Responses to Address Inequality
In this lesson, students will view videos clips about how the government responds to inequality by lookin…
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The Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments
The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, on July 19 to July 20, 1848, was the first w…
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Rockwell, Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms
In his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the…
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Voting Discrimination and the Effects of Shelby County v Holder
This lesson looks at the history of voting discrimination, the protections provided by the Voting Rights …
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Should the federal government enact "red flag" laws to prevent gun violence?
This lesson looks at legislation that would provide federal grants for states to enact red flag laws. Red…
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since the Revolutionary War, homosexual acts have been grounds for discharge from the American military. …
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Landmark LGBT Supreme Court Cases
In this lesson students will view a series of video clips that examine six major Supreme Court cases that…
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President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society Initiatives
In his 1965 State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road to…
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AP Government Key Founding Documents Review
This lesson provides students with an opportunity to review the concepts and assertions of, and connectio…
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AP Government Landmark Supreme Court Cases Review
This lesson provides students with an opportunity to review the facts and holdings of, and connections be…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Deliberations over the role of religion in public life are as old as the United States itself - and, of c…
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Assembly and Petition in and Around Federal Government Workplaces
"Congress shall make no law...abridging...the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition …
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1968 in Images
1968 looms large in our national memory as we remember key events that shaped the country. The Vietnam Wa…
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The Bill of Rights in Modern Times
In this lesson, students will learn about the individual rights that are included in the Bill of Rights a…
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Civil Rights - 1966 James Meredith March Against Fear
On June 5, 1966, James Meredith began his March Against Fear, the final march of the civil rights movemen…
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) stated, "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridg…
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Last Days of Martin Luther King, Jr.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphi…
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Civil Rights Movement: Sit-Ins
By the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement was growing in the U.S. Leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. em…
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Baseball in America, Origins and Early Days
Baseball has been a part of American culture for generations, from local community teams to professional …
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Jury Trials in Criminal Cases
The sixth amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in all criminal prosecutions. This lesson exp…
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Benjamin Constant - Philosophy on Liberty
In this lesson, McGill University Professor Jacob explains Benjamin Constant's concept of liberty as it e…
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Wisconsin v Yoder
The Advanced Placement College Board requires students to compare required Supreme Court cases with other…
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Senate Debate Analysis- Due Process Rights
During the debate on the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Lindsey G…
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Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in educati…
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Voting Rights Marches in Selma
In March of 1965, civil rights activists and religious leaders marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand…
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Constitutional Rights of Corporations
In several Supreme Court Cases, the rights of individuals have been applied to corporations. In cases lik…
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Supreme Court Landmark Case: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke was a controversial case challenging the legal grounding…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case - New York Times v United States (1971)
New York Times v. United States, better known as the “Pentagon Papers” case, was a decision expanding fre…
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1968 - The Poor People's Campaign
1968 was a tumultuous period in the United States. The Vietnam War, political assassinations and civil ri…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v Des Moines (1969)
After wearing black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War, three students -- two of them sibli…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
Brandenburg v. Ohio established the Imminent Lawless Action test used to determine when speech protected …
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Katz v. United States (1967)
In this 1967 Supreme Court case, Charles Katz, a bookie, was recorded by the FBI transmitting illegal bet…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Griswold v Connecticut (1965)
Griswold v. Connecticut struck down a Connecticut law, applied to married couples, that banned contracept…
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History of Child Labor in the U.S.
As industrialization in the U.S. grew in the early 1900s, so did the need for labor. Children were viewed…
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Student Civic Engagement
Engaging students in civic education cultivates them to become informed and engaged citizens. In this les…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Gideon V Wainwright (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright is responsible for changing the criminal justice system by granting criminal defenda…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Court infamously ruled it was within constitutional boundaries for the s…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
The Court's decision in this was seen as trailblazing -- it struck down legislation aimed at closing Chin…
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Landmark Supreme Court Case: Civil Rights Cases (1883)
Civil Rights Cases (1883) were a series of five cases that were consolidated and decided on as a whole. D…
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Predecessors to the Bill of Rights
The rights provided in the Bill of Rights were based on several documents and precedents from England and…
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Wonder Girls - Advocating for Global Issues
People across the world, of all ages, advocate for issues that they believe are important. Their support …
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19th Amendment and the origins of the Woman's Suffrage Movement
In 1920, the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution was ratified giving women the right to vote. This less…
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The Red Scare and McCarthyism
Following World War II, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States increased. As the Cold Wa…
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The Expansion of Voting in the United States
In the United States, the right to vote has evolved since the ratification of the Constitution. Beginning…
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Key Events of the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was the struggle for equal rights and freedom for African Americans in the Unit…
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The Right to an Attorney and the Public Defender System
The Sixth Amendment guaranteed the right to legal counsel in criminal cases. In Gideon v. Wainwright in 1…
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Civil War Era and the Constitution
Timothy Huebner talked about the Civil War Era and the Constitution, focusing on the history of slavery d…
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Choice Board - The Great Migration
During the Great Migration, millions of African Americans relocated from the rural South to cities in the…
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Jane Addams and John Dewey
Jane Addams and John Dewey were instrumental in affecting change on a variety of issues in the Progressiv…
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Evolution of Slavery
Slavery has existed around the world for generations. It has spanned across cultures and spread throughou…
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The Removal of Confederate Statues
After the end of the Civil War, many cities in the South and around the country erected statues honoring …
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The Remedy to be Applied- Presidential Responses to Hate Crimes
A look at President Trump's response to the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA and …
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The 1967 Detroit Riots
The Detroit Riots began on July 23, 1967, following a police raid on an unlicensed bar in a predominantly…
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