PBS
The Supreme Court: The Civil Rights Cases
The relationships between civil rights and the Supreme Court is a long, complicated chapter from American history. Pupils view a video, engage in discussion, and read background information to learn about the steps the highest court in...
A&E Television
History.com: History of the Civil Rights Movement
The History Channel offers a comprehensive look at the struggle for Civil Rights beginning with the earliest black immigrants in the 1400s to African American gains in the late 20th century. Links to related video clips are included. [2:33]
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: 1865: United States of Uncertainty
BackStory radio segment featuring the History Guys and their guests with a rich discussion of an era fraught with uncertainty for America following Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. "1865: United States of Uncertainty" is...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 2: Reconstruction
Today we discuss the political landscape of the United States during Reconstruction.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #23: The Industrial Economy
Video illustrating the significant economic, technological, and hence, social change that occurred after the Civil War. John Green brings a fresh and lively style to teaching about the impact and reaction to an emerging industrial...
A&E Television
History.com: Sharecropping
Discusses the sharecropping system that emerged during Reconstruction after the Civil War. With sharecropping, black families would rent small plots of land in return for a portion of their crop, to be given to the landowner at the end...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An American History of Disaster and Response
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NPR discusses past natural disasters in U.S. history, the challenges and the rebuilding. From the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, read about the events that changed peoples lives.
PBS
Pbs: The Civil War Era: The Lancers Quadrille
In this video, the Berea Festival Dancers perform two sets of The Lancers Quadrille, a social dance that was popular in Civil War-era America. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [5:53]
PBS
Pbs: Historic Archaeology at Camp Nelson: Shedding Light on Undocumented Lives
This video discusses how the analysis of food remains and personal items provides insight into the lives of the soldiers and the families of the black enlistees who trained during the Civil War at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County,...