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
Was George Washington a man of his time, a slaveholder in a state where 40% of the population were slaves? Was George Washington a conflicted
For this lesson, students will analyze the relationship between lead poisoning in children and the racial makeup of communities. Students will develop a public service
This collection of lesson plans and classroom activities was created by educators who participated in the CLAS 2015 Summer Institute in Focus: Latin America Through
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This 90-minute film tells the story of a school in Vermont where each year students are encouraged to practice, memorize and recite the Gettysburg Address.
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Any work is potentially open to attack by someone, somewhere, sometime, for some reason. This lesson introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books
This comprehensive lesson plan on Ruth Bader Ginsburg is designed for high school students but can be adapted for middle school students. The 20-page plan