PBS
Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch
The question in this episode of the PBS series "America From Scratch" series is whether voting in the United States should be mandatory. After listening to varying points of view on the question, viewers are asked to cast their own vote...
PBS
Should the U.S. Require Half Its Government to Be Female? | America From Scratch
If you had the opportunity to change the format of the United States government, what changes would you make? That is the question asked by PBS's "America From Scratch" series. Would you require that half of the government be female?...
PBS
Should 12-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote? | America From Scratch
"The America From Scratch" series asks viewers to consider what they would change about the United States government if the Constitution were to redrafted, drawn again from scratch. In this episode, the narrator questions adults and...
PBS
The Fight for Full Access to Voting Rights Continues | Carrie Chapman Catt
"Hard Won, Not Done" is the big idea behind a short PBS video that celebrates the efforts of early suffragists like Carrie Chapman Catt and underscores the work that still needs to be done to ensure voting rights for all U.S. citizens.
C-SPAN
On This Day: 26th Amendment is passed by Congress
The Twenty-sixth Amendment greatly altered voting rights in the United States. Engaging video clips explain why the amendment was created and how it has impacted voter turnout over the years.
C-SPAN
On This Day: Selma, AL and "Bloody Sunday"
March 7, 1965 forever changed the lives of African American activists in Selma, Alabama, when a peaceful protest turned deadly. Young academics learn about the 1965 non-violent march of African American activists that ended in the...
PBS
Voter Mobilization in Texas
Henry B. Gonzalez, José Luis Guttierez, and Willie Velasquez are the focus of a video that spotlights the contributions the three individuals made for the Chicano population. Actual footage alongside passionate interviews from family...
Curated OER
Barack Obama Biography
Yes, we can! To yes, he did! This five-minute video, produced by the Obama Exploratory Committee, takes a sympathetic look at Barack Obama's life, from his childhood to his political life and run for the presidency.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 15: Voting Rights Act of 1965
Today we discuss the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 16: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Today
On today's podcast, we discuss how the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is applied today. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Expanding Suffrage
There were a number of constitutional amendments that expanded the right to vote.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Introduction to Voting Rights
The right to vote is now given to most adults in the United States but this was not always the case.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Voting Rights in the American Colonies
The right to vote in the American colonies was limited to property owners, and although a wider subset of the population could vote than in Britain, many groups were still excluded.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Deciding Who Can Vote
The Constitutional Convention left it to the states to decide who was eligible to vote.This meant that struggles to win the right to vote first happened in individual states.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Voting Rights: Violence Against Mexican Americans
Despite being given the right to vote in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Americans were the target of violence and racism, and were subject to tactics similar to African Americans, e.g., literacy tests, to prevent them from voting.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 29: The Right to Vote Is Not Universal
Some citizens of the United States generally do not qualify to vote in national elections.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 30: Alien Voting
Discusses whether non-citizens should be allowed to vote in American elections.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1700: We the People Lesson 25 Part 8: Voting Rights
Responsible voting is essential to democracy. Today we discuss what citizens must do in order to vote.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1693: Expanding the Right to Vote
The right to vote was limited to white men who owned property in the early republic, but change came in fits and starts.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1698: Native Americans and Voting Rights
The Indian Citizenship Act made it easy for Native Americans to vote, right? Well, not exactly.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: One Person, One Vote Video
In this documentary, Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen G. Breyer and other experts discuss how the principle of one person, one vote emerged from a series of landmark decisions in the 1960s, including Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v....
University of Texas at Austin
Lbj Library and Museum: Mississippi Deaths
Provides an overview of the events surrounding the deaths of three young civil rights workers who dissappeared while taking part in the Mississippi Summer Project. Includes audio files.
CNN
Cnn: Johnson Tapes Offer Glimpse Into Civil Rights History
Read about the 1964 tapes and transcripts that reveal information on the "Abduction and murder of three civil rights activists," a tragedy that led to the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This article discusses tensions concerning...
PBS
Pbs: City of Gold: The Story of South Pass City: Political Pioneers
Learn about the key role South Pass City played in helping Wyoming become the first territory or state to allow women the right to vote and hold public office.