History of Juneteenth and Why It’s Now a National Holiday
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the
June 7, 2024
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list
Recently, Texas schools and those in dozens of other states banned books deemed inappropriate by politicians and a few parents, although many have been in
In this lesson on eugenics, students will analyze original images and documents from the American eugenics movement. They will also discuss how genetics can be
This lesson examines the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Students will analyze primary sources to learn about the consternation caused by
What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this lesson are
This lesson explores the events and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Students will view C-SPAN video clips of historians and residents of Tulsa
Lucia Stanton, senior historian of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, has been studying and writing about Thomas Jefferson and his enslaved community for more than 30 years.
This unit for secondary emergent bilingual students (easily adaptable for reluctant readers) is designed to develop students’ confidence and sense of autonomy in reading through
In this lesson, students examine efforts made by African slaves in the New World to resist slavery. The lesson would ideally follow a unit on