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.
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming Women Get the Vote: State of Equality
Learn about the history of women's suffrage in Wyoming in this video. [7:26]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Selma to Montgomery: Yellowhammer History Hunt
Cross Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, with John Lewis and his fellow voting rights activists in this episode of Yellowhammer History Hunt. Learn about the Selma to Montgomery March, Courageous Eight, the...
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.