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Cerebellum
Compromise And Conflict in America: 1848-1857 - Seneca Falls Declaration Of Sentiments (1848)
This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...
Curated Video
The Harlan County Coal Wars
Harlan County coal miners in the 1930s went on a labour strike protesting about the conditions. Coal companies and the local police forces put them under. It broke out into civil unrest and Unions were established.
Mr. Beat
The Fourteenth Amendment...Explained in a Scary Way
The 14th amendment, as explained by Mr. Beat in the dark.
Curated Video
Sasha Johnson: Oxford's Black Panther
Since the gruesome murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, major protests have been carried out by various bodies around the world especially in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
One of the major...
One of the major...
Curated Video
Chicano Art Movement
The Chicano Art Movement was an explosion of Mexican-American culture that established a unique artistic identity in the United States - and raised up a new political voice.
60 Second Histories
Women’s Social and Political Union
Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Louisiana
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Louisiana.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Coretta Scott King's Life of Activism and Advocacy
This video explores the life of Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., and her own influential role as a civil and human rights activist. From her humble beginnings in Alabama to her international advocacy for peace and...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Martin Luther King, Jr.
This video provides an overview of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It highlights his early life, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, his famous speeches and protests, and the impact he had on the United...
Participant
The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President
The ever-engaging Kid President hosts a video that details the life story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Kid President covers the time from when Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to the extent of his life and includes words of encouragement...
Crash Course
Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government and Politics #30
How does the Constitution protect someone from discrimination at the workplace, in school, or in a public setting? Scholars research United States government and politics to grasp how the law handled sexual discrimination over the...
Crash Course
Equal Protection: Crash Course Government and Politics #29
One of the first public signs of equal protection under the law came with the Brown v. Board of Education court case in 1954. Learners use a short video clip to analyze the role equal rights play in the US court system. They research...
PBS
Roe v. Wade
Scholars research and discuss the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in the early 1970s. They answer and reflect on the topic of abortion using discussion questions as a guide. They form their opinions of exactly what role the government...
Macat
An Intro to Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Women in modern society are as close to equal rights as they have ever been, thanks to the efforts of early feminists like Mary Wollstonecraft. Her 1792 work, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, advocated for the equal...
Biography
Frederick Douglass- Mini Biography
Before delving deeper into the writings of Frederick Douglass or the abolitionist movement, provide some historical background for your pupils with this brief video and gain a more complete understanding of Douglass' vision for a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Abolitionists: Southern Abolitionist Angelina Grimke
Find out how anti-slavery activist Angelina Grimke and her sister Sarah went about trying to end slavery and win equal rights for women. [5:57] Includes supplemental materials for both students and teachers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: Women's Suffrage
In which John Green teaches you about American women in the Progressive Era and, well, the progress they made. So the big deal is, of course, the right to vote women gained when the 19th amendment was passed and ratified. But women made...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: Women in the 19th Century
In which John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes. Things were also in a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Garrison Closes the Liberator: The Abolitionists
The Liberator, the voice of abolition, closes after four decades and 1,803 issues. [1:16]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Why Do People Need a Government? Part 5: Human Equality
Do people naturally have equal political rights? John Locke thought so.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Empowering Girls: Classroom Close Up, Nj
Highlighting a student project where students learn about the life of New Jersey native and suffragette Alice Paul and other positive role models for girls, such as Amelia Earhart and Malala Yousafzai. As a culminating project, the...