Wonderscape
The Fight for Voting Rights in Selma
This video explores the events leading up to the civil rights protests in Selma, Alabama, highlighting the challenges African-Americans faced in registering to vote. Learn about the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders to...
Wonderscape
The 15th Amendment: A Milestone in American Voting Rights
Explore the pivotal role of the 15th Amendment in shaping the democratic landscape of the United States. Enacted as the third of the Reconstruction Amendments post-Civil War, this amendment aimed to safeguard the voting rights of all...
Curated Video
Native American Reservations, Explained.
How did Native Americans end up on Reservations? We explore the complicated relationship between the Indian Nations and the United States of America. Watch Tai Leclaire breakdown all you need to know about the Reservation system and why...
Curated Video
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the registration of Black voters, it was not without controversy.
Curated Video
What are the Different Forms of Government?
Every country on Earth is run by some form of government – but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.
Wonderscape
Exploring Democracy: Power to the People
This video delves into the essence of democracy, highlighting its origins in ancient Greece and its evolution into modern forms. It underscores the significance of citizen participation in democracies, focusing on the power of voting in...
The Guardian
Radical Opposites: Exploring Contrasting Political Ideologies
Hear from people on very different ends of the political spectrum. One man is loudly pro-American, while another believes the United States is responsible for many of the world's problems. One woman thinks LGBTQ+ people are sick, while...
One Minute History
180 - Voting Rights Act - One Minute History
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that aimed to combat racial discrimination in voting. This historic law sought to dismantle barriers that had long prevented minority groups from...
Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Moral Implications, Part 1
A SOBERING ANALYSIS: Professor Frank talks about how the number of people touched by symptoms of mental illness dramatically increased during the pandemic, the increased awareness of the usefulness of mental health support for people...
The Business Professor
Voting in Multi-Party Negotiations
Determining courses of action and decision making authority in a multiparty negotiation is often carried out through voting.
Weird History
Origins of Common Terms
Have you ever heard a word or phrase and wondered when people started saying it? And why? Language is constantly changing, and many of the common terms and phrases we use in everyday conversation have much deeper meanings than we...
The Business Professor
Protective Provisions - Term Sheet
What are Protective Provisions in a Term Sheet? Protective provisions are terms that allow preferred shareholders to veto or block specific corporate actions. Protective provisions can help protect the interests of minority shareholders...
The Business Professor
Nominal Group Technique
What is Nominal Group Technique? The nominal group technique is a group process involving problem identification, solution generation, and decision making. It can be used in groups of many sizes, who want to make their decision quickly,...
Curated Video
Life for Women after the Revolutionary War
Life for Women after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for women after the Revolutionary War.
Curated Video
Universal Suffrage
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, women suffragists were the catalysts for women’s reform and the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
Curated Video
Civic Duties and Responsibilities 2
Civic Duties and Responsibilities explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise civic responsibility.
Curated Video
Civic Duties and Responsibilities
"Civic Duties and Responsibilities" explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise civic responsibility.
Curated Video
Sandra Day O’Connor: “Don’t Take the Bait”
The first female justice in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 191-year history, Sandra Day O’Connor succeeded in a man’s world by never letting sexism stand in her way.
Curated Video
Dorothy Bolden: Unionizing Domestic Workers
Civil rights activist Dorothy Bolden made it her mission to empower America’s working class. Her activism empowered domestic workers across the nation – and created noticeable change in the workplace for thousands of Black women.
John D Ruddy
The Electoral College - John Talks
Let me know what you think of the format of John Talks and suggest other topics to discuss!
Curated Video
Voting Matters
Voting Matters explains how voting in a democracy helps change rules and laws.
Hip Hughes History
3 Voting Facts To Impress Your Friends
Impress your friends with 3 fun facts and then make sure you vote and vote early because it is your most important Constitutional duty and I mean, who wouldn't vote this year.