The Long Journey
This lesson plan educates students about the history and significance of voting rights in the United States. It covers the evolution of voting rights from
June 7, 2024
This lesson plan educates students about the history and significance of voting rights in the United States. It covers the evolution of voting rights from
This online lesson provides perspectives from Native American community members, documents, maps, images, and activities to help students and teachers understand an important and difficult
This unit is one of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Literacy through History resources, designed to align with the Common Core State Standards. These units
This lesson plan and resources are adapted from a performance of Sanctuary Road, a modern opera based on the writings of William Still, staged by
Claudette Colvin, at age 15, refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a Montgomery, Alabama bus on March 2, 1955. Motivated
Most textbooks and children’s books about the boycott emphasize the second ingredient – the catalytic leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks –
After the Civil War and through the Civil Rights era of the 1950s, racial segregation laws made life for many African Americans extremely difficult. Rosa
In this lesson, students will explore the life of Thurgood Marshall and follow the development of his identity. Through his example, students will understand how
Much of the Thanksgiving story focuses on a peaceful, cross-cultural exchange between the “Pilgrims and Indians.” While it is true that the Wampanoag and the
Students will use critical thinking skills to analyze primary source documents related to the life of Benjamin Franklin and his relationship with slavery. This lesson