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\nCrash Course: U.S. Government and Politics\n

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\nHelp high schoolers become more informed citizens with a crash course in United States Government and Politics. Narrated by Craig Benzine, the 50-video course is based on the 2014 AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum. Viewers learn...\n
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\nAmerica from Scratch\n

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\nWhat if the people of the United States started over and, knowing what we know now about how things are working, redesigned the government created by the founding fathers? That's the central premise of the 11 resources in the American...\n
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\nBlack Americans in Congress\n

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\nSeven lessons make up a unit about African Americans who served in the United States Congress from 1870 to 2007. Young historians read contextual essays, engage in activities, examine primary source images, and artifacts to gain an...\n
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\nUsing Photographs to Teach Social Justice\n

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\nSocial justice is the theme of a 12-lesson unit that uses photographs to focus students' attention on and expand their understanding of current social issues facing society. Class members learn how to closely examine an image, and to...\n
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\nTeaching With Laurel Grove School\n

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\nThe Laurel Grove school was established by freedmen and freedwomen after the United States Civil War. The school is now a museum and offers this collection of six lessons that use primary and secondary source materials to tell the story...\n
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\nOne Kid, One Vote\n

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\nLearn about why the citizens of Washington, D.C. feel unrepresented in Congress with an article about D.C voting rights. Individuals read about the movement toward congressional representation in Washington, D.C., before...\n
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\nVoting Rights Speech Before Congress\n

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\nIs your class studying civil rights? Consider taking a look at President Lyndon B. Johnson's voting rights speech. This resource includes an abridged version and three related questions. Pupils consider Johnson's use of language and the...\n
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\nAnalyzing a Letter About American Indian Voting Rights\n

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\nAn informative activity focuses on the law preventing Native Americans from voting until 1947. Scholars read documents from the Office of Indian Affairs, complete an online worksheet, and participate in group discussion. Academics learn...\n
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\nRace and Voting in the Segregated South\n

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\nStudents examine the history of African American voting rights. In this voting rights instructional activity, students listen to a lecture on African American voting rights between the years 1890 and 1965. Students respond to...\n
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\nThe Audacity of a Vote: Susan B. Anthony’s Arrest\n

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\nSusan B. Anthony's speech \"Is It a Crime for Women to Vote?\" takes center stage in a lesson that asks class members to consider how they might respond to what they consider an unjust law. Groups work through the speech paragraph by...\n
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\nAmerican History Impact of the Women’s Movement\n

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\nTake a look at important images that depict the women's suffrage movement, the support for the Equal Rights Amendment, and wage equity for women over the last two centuries. As class members work through a lesson on...\n
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\nMy Country, My Country: To Vote or Not to Vote\n

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\nStudents view a film about elections in Iraq. They examine the story of a doctor and his decisions to vote. They work together to complete a worksheet about voter turnout.\n
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\nRacial Equality: How Far Have We Come and How Far Do We Have To Go?\n

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\nIs everyone treated fairly in America? The culminating fifth activity from a series of five has pupils explore racial inequalities from the 1960s and decide whether or not society has changed over time. The activity comes with a speech...\n
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\n19th Amendment\n

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\nAs part of a study of the women's suffrage movement and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, young historians examine documents that detail when voting rights were granted to women in various countries and when US states...\n
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\nWyoming Women Get the Vote | State of Equality\n

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\nAfter watching the trailer for the documentary State of Equality, class members conduct addition research and develop a digital presentation, poster or essay about the Women's Suffrage Movement.\n
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\nEqual Rights\n

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\nStudents experience what it would be like for any one group to make the laws that all people are to follow.\n
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\nThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed in 1948 when the majority of members of the United Nations voted in favor of the resolution. Scholars use their knowledge of human rights to determine ways they personally can help promote...\n
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\nThe Path of Justice: Selma and the Voting Rights Act\n

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\nThe civil rights movement: An ongoing battle for change. The activity focuses on President Johnson's speech in response to the massacre at the Selma March. Academics study the speech, complete a hands-on-activity, and discuss President...\n
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\nUnderstanding Women’s Suffrage: Tennessee’s Perfect 36\n

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\nTennessee was the pivotal state in ratifying women's suffrage in 1920, with its vote coming down to one man: Harry Burn, a 24-year old state representative who changed his nay to an aye on the advice of his mother. Learn...\n
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\nTaking a Stand - 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March\n

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\nStudents examine the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March. They view pictures reflecting their perceptions of their most important rights as citizens, write journal responses, create collages illustrating courage, and read...\n
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\nUsing Photographs to Teach Social Justice | Legal Action: The Supreme Court\n

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\nA social justice lesson plan focuses on the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia which struck down laws that prohibited marriages between African Americans and white Americans. The lesson plan begins with class members examining a...\n
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\nThe 1960s in America\n

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\nDiscover the incredible change and volatility that was 1960s America with an engaging, informative video. It begins with an extensive overview of pivotal moments during the civil rights movement and the subsequent shift toward...\n
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\nTaking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House K-8\n

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\nA class discussion opens a lesson on women suffragettes. Learners imagine they are preparing to protest for women's voting rights. Scholars create a colorful poster to hold up high when marching in front of the White House.\n
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\nSlavery and the Electoral College\n

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\nHow did slavery mold the creation of the US Constitution? The final lesson in the series focuses on how slavery impacted the creation of the Electoral College. Academics learn how the Electoral College was created because Southern states...\n
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