Curated Video
Santita Jackson Advances Civil Rights Movement Through Conversation
Rev. Jesse Jackson's daughter speaks about her father's legacy and how she is using his lessons to continue in the fight of civil rights today.
Curated Video
The Perennial Importance Of National Voter Registration Day
As states log record turnout in primaries this year, history shows an upward trend, with registration and turnout climbing for midterm elections.
Teen Kids News
Civic Illiteracy in America
In our top story this week, Lauren talks to a member of the National
Assessment Governing Board which measures knowledge across different subjects for students in grade 4, 8, and 12. The board found that student
knowledge is lacking in...
Bloomberg
We Don't Teach Civics Anymore, Says Ken Burns
Ken Burns, award winning documentary filmmaker, talks about the importance of teaching history to kids in a divided America. He appears on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." This was recorded Oct. 4. (Source:...
Bloomberg
CFR's Haass on the Dawn of the U.S. 'Global Illiterate'
Sept. 20 -- Richard Haass, president at Council on Foreign Relations, discusses results of a CFR survey on young Americans' knowledge of global issues. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
The Recount
Nicki Minaj’s Vaccine Research Is Not Going Well
GOP lawmakers immediately attacked the Biden administration for its COVID mandates, but they're actually way less divisive than Republicans think. Plus, a new study finds Facebook exempts its most high-profile users from the platform’s...
Curated OER
The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Imagine an old 1960s diner. There's a long, L-shaped counter top and classic diner stools covered in vinyl dotting the counter space. Sounds like your typical diner, doesn't it? A piece of this diner now sits in The Smithsonian. Why?...
Curated OER
Little Rock Nine
A compelling account of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine students to attend a desegregated school in Arkansas. Stills and video clips illustrate the tumultuous first year at Little Rock High School. Use this video to stir discussion...
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The Freedom Rides
"We're going on to New Orleans. No matter what happens, we're dedicated to this. We'll take hitting; we'll take beating. We're willing to accept death." In 1960, a group of students, both black and white, journeyed across the south and...
TED-Ed
SMU Commencement 2012
While being educated is undoubtedly a privilege, it also comes with great responsibility. Listen as former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice impresses upon her audience the responsibilities that members in a community of...
Curated OER
Freedom Summer
"We came together because we had to." A group of 300 volunteers worked together to head down to Mississippi and help push the Civil Rights Movement. Learn about some of their struggles and discuss the idea of social responsibility with...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
It's December 1, 1955, and a tired African American woman refuses to give up her seat for a white man on a bus in Montgomery. This woman is Rosa Parks. While she wasn't the first person to stay seated despite the current laws, her arrest...
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James Meredith and Ole Miss
"Americans are free to disagree with the law, but not to disobey it." Mobs were rampant on the campus of Ole Miss during the years of desegregation, or integration, and Kennedy attempted to discourage any mobs and riots while the first...
Curated OER
Voting Rights Act of 1965
If African Americans were given the right to vote after the Civil War (in 1865), why were they still fighting for it in 1965? Change can be difficult to accept, and many people were still angered at the rights African Americans gained...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Let's stand united! Back in 1964 the United States changed forever. Laws were enacted that called for equal rights among everyone. Listen to the changes the laws caused in the years that followed.
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Lesson 2/3 - Women's Rights
"New rights, new underwear!" Learn about women's changing attitudes and how women made the shift from homemakers to factory workers.
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Teaching American History: Civil Rights in Film: Part 2
Did you know that Rosa Parks was the secretary for the NAACP? Her famous refusal to give up her bus seat was actually a premeditated act designed by the NAACP to draw light the growing civil rights movement. In part two, professor Melani...
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: 60 Second Civics
60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Rise and Fall of Federal Power
Larry Kramer, Dean at Stanford Law School, traces the rise and fall of federal power during the first 150 years of the nation's existence. [41:48]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: What Is 60 Second Civics?
In this episode, host Kaci Patterson introduces 60-Second Civics, the Center for Civic Education's new daily podcast about civics and government. She discusses George Washington's influence in promoting political parties and the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Article I of the Constitution
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Article I of the Constitution. This lesson is intended for students taking a high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.