Instructional Video2:27
Curated Video

Ida B. Wells: Journalist and Anti-Lynching Activist

9th - Higher Ed
Investigative journalist Ida B. Wells made it her mission to exposing the horrors of racism in the American South, but it wasn't easy.
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Mary Church Terrell: Championing Suffrage and Civil Rights

9th - Higher Ed
Mary Church Terrell was a lifelong activist who advocated for suffrage and equal rights.
Instructional Video3:21
TMW Media

The legacy of the battle of New Orleans

K - 5th
In this episode of Travel Thru History we’re wading from the Bayou to the Boulevard in the deep south of North America to a city that knows how to have a good time. It hosts one of the biggest festivals in the country and is well-known...
Instructional Video12:32
Professor Dave Explains

Andrew Johnson: First Impeached (1865 - 1869)

9th - Higher Ed
Lincoln's Assassination shocked the nation, and there were even rumors that his Vice President Andrew Johnson had something to do with it. Either way, Johnson became president upon Lincoln's death, and every historian agrees he was...
Instructional Video4:22
Ancient Lights Media

Atlas of the United States: The Southeastern Region: Introduction and Geographic Areas

6th - 8th
This clip offers a brief introduction to the States in the Southeastern Region of the United States.
Instructional Video9:30
Professor Dave Explains

James Polk: Best Mullet Ever (1845 - 1849)

9th - Higher Ed
Although James Polk was a strong figure in the oval office, he will always be remembered for that sweet, sweet hairstyle. Business in the front, party in the back. But lest we overlook his actual political accomplishments, let's dig a...
Instructional Video11:34
PBS

Ratification Battle | By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South

5th - 12th
2020 is the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment. A short BPS video details the dramatic scene in the Tennessee legislature as the amendment passes by one vote.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Country Music's First Family

9th - 10th
An audio feature on NPR probes the roots of country music beginning with the Carter Family. You can click on the titles and actually listen to them sing their famous songs. Also provides links to further information.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids: Wilson & Ditch Digging America: Nashville

Pre-K - 1st
Watch videos and read about the adventures of Wilson & Ditch as they travel around the country, learning important and fun facts about each location they visit. This episode focuses on the city of Nashville, TN. [4:25]