Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

Yuri Kochiyama: Unyielding Voice for Justice

9th - Higher Ed
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned on U.S. soil. Determined to right this wrong, Yuri Kochiyama testified to Congress and helped those affected win $20,000 in compensation.
Instructional Video2:09
Curated Video

U.S. Territories

9th - Higher Ed
Those who take the U.S. Citizenship Test are expected to know how the five U.S. Territories became a part of the United States and what rights their residents have.
Instructional Video2:18
Curated Video

The History of the Rainbow Flag

9th - Higher Ed
The rainbow flag is one of the most recognisable symbols in the world, synonymous with tolerance and LGBTQ+ rights. But how was it created?
Instructional Video2:29
Curated Video

Sarah Winnemucca

9th - Higher Ed
The first Indigenous woman to publish a memoir, Paiute educator and activist Sarah Winnemucca campaigned tirelessly for the rights of Indigenous Americans.
Instructional Video2:19
Curated Video

Letitia Carson: Defiant Pioneer

9th - Higher Ed
In the mid-19th century, only around 3% of those who traveled West on the Oregon Trail were Black. Among them was Letitia Carson, the only Black woman in Oregon to successfully receive land through the Homestead Act.
Instructional Video2:22
Curated Video

Integrity: Schechter Brothers

9th - Higher Ed
In the 1930s, Jewish butchers the Schechter brothers showed integrity when they fought what they felt were unjust regulations, in order to uphold their faith and customer trust.
Instructional Video2:32
Curated Video

Election of 1876: Testing the Constitution

9th - Higher Ed
The Presidential Election of 1876 was considered a foregone conclusion, with Democrat Samuel J. Tilden sure to defeat Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but disputed Southern electoral votes led to an outcome that nobody predicted.
Instructional Video3:03
Curated Video

Declaration of Independence

9th - Higher Ed
For those taking the U.S. Citizenship test, knowing and understanding the importance of the Declaration of Independence is essential.
Instructional Video2:40
Curated Video

Beverly LaHaye

9th - Higher Ed
At a time when many women in the United States were campaigning for greater rights, Beverly LaHaye raised her voice for traditional values. An expert activist and founder of Concerned Women for America, today she is admired and reviled...
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Bella Abzug: Pioneering Feminist Icon

9th - Higher Ed
At a time when the U.S. House of Representatives was dominated by men, pioneering feminist Bella Abzug became a law-making force to be reckoned with.
Instructional Video2:35
Curated Video

Injustice: Roger Taney

9th - Higher Ed
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney's unjust majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford shockingly declared Black individuals weren't citizens, solidifying slavery's grip and pushing the nation closer to Civil War.
Instructional Video2:43
Curated Video

Ernestine Rose

9th - Higher Ed
A pioneering suffragette and free thinker, Ernestine Rose was way ahead of her time. Described as the “first Jewish feminist”, she used her voice to campaign for women’s rights and improve the lives of millions.
Instructional Video4:54
Mazz Media

Let's Learn About Communities: Community Rules and Laws

6th - 8th
Community Rules and Laws helps students comprehend the importance of rules and regulations within a community. They will learn how and why communities create and enforce laws, with a focus on safety, fairness, and consequences for...
Instructional Video28:10
The Guardian

Beirut Dreams in Colour

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mashrou’ Leila were one of the biggest bands in the Middle East, with a lead singer, Hamed, who is the most prominent openly gay rock star in the Arab world. Known globally, their gigs were regular sell-out successes until an event at...
Instructional Video6:01
The Guardian

Street children from around the world: 'Football helps kids take the right path'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
There are an estimated 150 million street children around the world. We speak to young people from Pakistan, Burundi and Brazil about the role sport has had in getting them off the streets
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

174 - The Bill of Rights - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
The Bill of Rights is a crucial component of the United States Constitution, consisting of the first ten amendments ratified in 1791. These amendments were added to ensure individual liberties and reduce the powers of the federal...
Instructional Video2:19
Curated Video

Citizenship and Personal Responsibility

3rd - Higher Ed
This lesson explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise personal responsibility.
Instructional Video2:57
Curated Video

Characteristics of a Good Citizen

3rd - 8th
Characteristics of a Good Citizen identifies the roles and qualities of a good citizen by reviewing characteristics of a good citizen.
Instructional Video3:41
Curated Video

The Living Guide for Freedom 2

3rd - 8th
"The Living Guide for Freedom" examines the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through the fifteenth, nineteenth, twenty-fourth, and twenty-sixth amendments.
Instructional Video9:04
Curated Video

Antisocial Personality Disorder vs. Psychopathy - Close But Not The Same

Higher Ed
Antisocial falls into the cluster B personalities. There are 3 clusters, Cluster A are the personality types that are odd or eccentric. Cluster B are dramatic, emotional or erratic and Cluster C are anxious or fearful. Antisocial...
Instructional Video5:13
Mr. Beat

How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases

6th - 12th
In episode 51 of Supreme Court Briefs, animal guts in the drinking water of New Orleans leads to the first major interpretation of the 14th Amendment by the Supreme Court.
Instructional Video4:57
Mr. Beat

Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent? | Salinas v. Texas

6th - 12th
In episode 33 of Supreme Court Briefs, police question a dude named Salinas about a murder, and they claim his silence made him seem guilty. He claims "the right to remain silent."
Instructional Video4:23
Mr. Beat

Do Students Have Free Speech in School? | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

6th - 12th
In episode 29 of Supreme Court Briefs, students protest the Vietnam War by wearing armbands to school. After some of them get suspended for doing so, the families sue the school district, arguing the students' First Amendment rights were...
Instructional Video4:52
Mr. Beat

Why You Get a Lawyer If You Can't Afford One | Gideon v. Wainwright

6th - 12th
In episode 9 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man can't afford a lawyer, struggles to defend himself in court, gets convicted of a crime he didn't commit, writes a letter, and everything turns out all groovy.