Instructional Video6:07
Mr. Beat

Private Businesses Can Racially Discriminate? | The Civil Rights Cases

6th - 12th
In episode 85 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Supreme Court says it's ok for private businesses to discriminate against African Americans.
Instructional Video2:32
Wonderscape

The Compromise of 1877: End of Reconstruction and Its Impact

K - 5th
This video examines the Compromise of 1877 and its consequences for Black Americans in the South. Discover how this agreement ended federal intervention in the South, leading to increased voter suppression, violence, and the rise of...
Audio
Curated OER

History Matters: Scholars in Action: Analyzing a Thomas Nast Cartoon

9th - 10th
On this site from Scholars in Action, part of History Matters, find a discussion of a Thomas Nast cartoon about the gold standard, an issue during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. After analyzing the cartoon, listen to historian...
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: American Civil War: Reconstruction

9th - 10th
A good outline covering the developments leading up to Reconstruction, the events as it progressed, and how this period of history ended. Accompanied by a video entitled 'The Failure of Reconstruction'. [2:35]
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 16: End of Reconstruction Era

9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was held to be unconstitutional and President Rutherford B. Hayes appointed a former Confederate to his cabinet. Clearly, the Reconstruction era was over.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 17: Self Reliance

9th - 10th
Rutherford B. Hayes refused to enforce the Civil War Amendments. This led to the birth of the civil rights movement.