PBS
Pbs: Tolerance in Times of Trial
This lesson compares the treatment of Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II and the treatment of Arab-Americans after September 11th.
Other
Sweatt v. Painter Archive
This site has just about everything one might want to know in an investigation of the important Supreme Court decision in Sweatt vs. Painter.
Other
Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action
This St. Norbert College offers a research presentation that provides brief overviews of the equal employment laws, executive order 11246, and hiring processes.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality
The "Race, Class, and the Politics of Place" chapter from a book with the above title. The chapter discribes the typical pattern of economic development that institutionally aludes blacks in the Southern Region of the US.
Other
In Pursuit of Freedom & Equality: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Teachers and students can find a comprehensive summary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. Learn about the myths and find out the truth. The activities offered are especially meaningful. Students can perform a...
Other
Jewish Women's Archive: Women of Valor
Click on the names of these influential Jewish women to find their biographies. Includes biographies of Bobbie Rosenfeld, Bella Abzug, and Barbara Byerhoff.
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McGraw Hill
Study Guide for "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" [Pdf]
The Glencoe Literature Library provides a 22-page on-line study guide for Tomas Rivera's "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" complete with worksheets.
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National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: Fighting for Democracy
"We, the people" did not always include all citizens of the United States. Meet seven people from across the United States during World War II, all with different ethnic backgrounds, and discover the struggles they had in the land of the...
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus (Spanish)
Learn about flags, facts, and statistics about countries, art galleries, global themes and discrimination. It includes the English and Spanish version.
Virginia Tech
Digital History Reader: Did World War Ii Advance Minorities, Women, and Poor?
A unit probing into the progressive development of women, minorities, and the poor as a result of World War II. Pore over documents and images, circumstances, probing questions to understand what might have caused the societal...
Other
U.s. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Americans With Disabilities Act
This U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission site contains general information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Other
Us Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The official site for EEOC. Identifies types of discrimination, filing a charge of discrimination, laws, regulations, and guidance.
Other
Eeoc: Equal Pay Act of 1963: Full Text
This is the full text of the 1963 Equal Pay Act which ensured equal pay for women.
College Grad
College Grad: Interview: Illegal Questions
After explaining the rights of the applicant, sample questions are given that are considered illegal in a job interview. This samples are nicely presented in a chart.
Other
Do something.org
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division
Read press releases and reports related to civil rights issues, news, and events.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Egalitarian America
Comprehensive teaching unit on egalitarian America: Americans that demanded political, social, and economic equality in all walks of life. Learn how the civil rights movement and an expanding mass media helped to reshape a changing...
Other
Montgomery Bus Boycott: They Changed the World
This very informative site provides everything about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Includes an interactive timeline, video clips, biographies of the leaders, interviews of people involved, archived newspaper articles, and an entire section...
Other
Learning for Justice: Brown v. Board: An American Legacy
An article celebrating the 50th anniversary of the famous Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision. Features background information, a timeline of integration of schools, interviews, and links to many other activities and resources covering...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality
This unit embraces those individuals who have brought change to the United States in both social and political equality through a Video on Demand, activities, and other enlightening resources.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Affirmative Action
This resource offers extensive information on a detailed timeline for students and teachers examining the ongoing debate around the issue of affirmative action.
Media Smarts
Media Awareness Network: Allies and Aliens: A Mission in Critical Thinking
This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students' ability to recognize bias, prejudice, and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Includes an extensive teacher's guide.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: News
NPR has some great coverage of recent events. Use the search tool on the site and search for affirmative action. Reports go back as far as 1996. All of the reports are available as free AUDIO clips. If you cannot use audio, the text...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Civil Rights Movement in the Bay Area
Photographs and news stories highlight the social change and protest that occurred during the Civil Rights movement in the San Francisco Bay area from 1960-1965.