The Road to Brown
This film shows the legal case against segregation that launched the civil rights movement.
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John Carey on the Rule of Law
Political scientist John Carey discusses the importance of the rule of law in making democracy work.
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A Wife's Lament
Consider the unique experiences of black South African women during apartheid, many of whom were forced to live far away from their husbands on bantustans.
![A group of women hold signs in demonstration against the pass laws in Cape Town on August 9, 1956, the same day as the massive women’s protest in Pretoria.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1956_WomenResistPassLaws_FH281823.jpg?h=cb9047e7&itok=NA94IMQt)
Connect, Extend, Challenge Chart
Our Connect, Extend, Challenge chart allows your students to connect prior knowledge and new information on a topic.
![Connect, Extend, Challenge Handout Image](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/ConnectExtendChallengeChart.png?h=d3d13267&itok=58nldcQg)
Building Connections and Strengthening Community Project
This project gives students an opportunity to champion the stories of individuals and groups in their school community that they believe have been told in a limited way.
Student Journal: Choices in Little Rock
This digital journal, available in Google Slides, gives students a place to record their responses to the unit's journal prompts.
Student Journal: Choices in Little Rock (Spanish)
This digital journal, available in Google Slides, gives students a place to record their responses to the unit's journal prompts.
Viewing Guide: The Power of Propaganda
English language arts teacher Jackie Rubino is preparing to teach the memoir Night, by Elie Wiesel. In order to build students’ historical understanding, Ms. Rubino leads her class in a lesson on the power of Nazi propaganda. Images from children’s books, Nazi recruitment posters, posters from the Hitler Youth, and other resources are shared via a gallery walk, after which students consider five discussion questions in small groups.
Protecting Democracy
A congressional representative argues that the federal government should have the power to prosecute individuals who commit intimidation.
![Cartoon showing violence and dead bodies at polling place with two men shaking hands.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/figure_178_Nast_vs_Greeley.png?h=a44ae31d&itok=5rVecj0T)
Protecting Democracy (en español)
A congressional representative argues that the federal government should have the power to prosecute individuals who commit intimidation.
![Cartoon showing violence and dead bodies at polling place with two men shaking hands.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/figure_178_Nast_vs_Greeley.png?h=a44ae31d&itok=5rVecj0T)
Analyzing the Causes of Klan Violence
This handout contains an iceberg diagram that helps students analyze the causes of violence by the Ku Klux Klan.
![Black and white photo of the house committee](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Civil_Rights_House_Committee_Investigating_KKK_2021_FH2177934.jpg?h=a9a611f7&itok=-pUVaIhR)