Digital History: Radical Reform and Antislavery

Read about one of the truly black eyes in American history when Senator Joseph McCarthy was able to make false accusations against politicians and ordinary citizens alike, claiming they had communist leanings and were enemies of the...

Read about the German incursion into France and the Low Countries and the bombing of Great Britain which caused much discussion in the United States. Should the US stay out of affairs in Europe, or intervene to help their long-time ally,...

There were two methods of protesting discrimination of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement: follow Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X. Find out about the Black Panther Party, Black Nationalism, and Black Power.

Digital History Stories video [9:40] on The Alamo. Author and narrator Michael Ray discusses the legendary Alamo as an important American iconic representation of revolution, rebellion, and freedom.

The issue of slavery was a contentious one during debates in the Constitutional Convention. Read about the various issues, the quotes of several of the delegates, and see how the word "slave" is not even mentioned in the Constitution....

An overview of the religious ideals of the Reformation and the response of the Catholic Church to the changes sought by the leaders of the Reformation.

The course of industrialization and migration of society forced a shift within the natural world. Through context, writing assignments, reports, articles, visual materials, and bibliographical resources this unit dives into the question,...

This well-written article by Digital History details the activism of Ralph Nader, and includes much information about the consumer protection movement.

Tenth graders analyze different types of photographs. In this Digital Records lesson, 10th graders create a digital history of a specific topic in World History. Students present their story boards to the class. 

Series of scholarly videos that correspond with student handouts traces the history of Iran and helps students understand the political and cultural conditions that led to the 1979 Revolution and its aftermath.