Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Scott v. Sandford
Using C-SPAN’s Landmark Cases website and programs, students will simulate the Supreme Court hearing of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), otherwise known as the Dred
June 7, 2024
Using C-SPAN’s Landmark Cases website and programs, students will simulate the Supreme Court hearing of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), otherwise known as the Dred
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
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
Rosa Parks was a brave woman who worked hard her whole life to promote civil rights. She is best known for not giving up her seat
In this lesson, students will work in small groups to research Thurgood Marshall’s life and achievements, focusing on his influence on Civil Rights. They will
Lesson Plan to be used in conjunction with the reading of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Write a persuasive
This lesson provides an opportunity for students to learn more about Columbus Day, reflect on why some cities and states have renamed it Indigenous Peoples
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
North Carolina’s commitment to providing an equal public education to all students within the state began in 1776, when it included the right to public