Instructional Video6:16
Wonderscape

Black Lives Matter: The Movement's Impact and Evolution

K - 5th
This video explores the origins and evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement, beginning with its formation in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case. It highlights key moments and the global...
Instructional Video7:32
Wonderscape

Nelson Mandela's Stan on Robben Island

K - 5th
This video highlights Nelson Mandela's 18-year imprisonment on Robben Island, focusing on his resilience and impact on the anti-apartheid movement. It touches on his personal sacrifices, the global outcry against apartheid, and leads up...
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

Wilma Mankiller

9th - Higher Ed
Wilma Mankiller, a Native American activist who became the first female chief of her tribe, dedicated her life to the Cherokee Nation and the expansion of Indigenous rights.
Instructional Video2:23
Curated Video

The Untold Know Nothings

9th - Higher Ed
In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
Instructional Video1:52
Curated Video

The Haymarket Affair

9th - Higher Ed
One of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history, the Haymarket Affair, a labor action in support of an eight-hour working day, led to the unlawful executions of four Chicago residents.
Instructional Video2:12
Curated Video

The Blowouts

9th - Higher Ed
In 1968, thousands of Latino students walked out of school in Los Angeles to protest against racial inequality in the classroom. Their collective action, known as the Blowouts, was a defining moment of the Chicano Movement.
Instructional Video2:21
Curated Video

Gray Propaganda

9th - Higher Ed
A weapon of covert action wielded by governments around the world, gray propaganda straddles the fine line between fact and fiction, letting its secret sources instigate chaos without liability.
Instructional Video2:39
Curated Video

Courage: Elizabeth Eckford

9th - Higher Ed
Elizabeth Eckford's lone walk to Little Rock High School, amid fierce protests, became a symbol of courage in the fight against racial segregation.
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Colson Whitehead

9th - Higher Ed
The first author to win the Pulitzer Prize for two consecutive novels, Colson Whitehead is one of the United States’ most versatile writers.
Instructional Video7:25
Curated Video

Why is Pride a Parade?

12th - Higher Ed
June is Pride Month and if not for coronavirus streets around the world would be filled with the LGBTQIA Community living loud and proud. But how did the New York City Stonewall Riots turn into a month-long celebration? And specifically,...
Instructional Video6:57
The Guardian

We are the outcasts': my day on the Juggalo march

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Fans of the Insane Clown Posse - otherwise known as Juggalos - were classified as a gang by the FBI in 2011. They have been fighting the label ever since, claiming they are just music fans and have no ties to criminal activity. The...
Instructional Video16:41
The Guardian

Inside Just Stop Oil: the 'hooligan' climate protesters taking on the tankers

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Damien Gayle, a Guardian environment correspondent, follows a group of climate activists as they try to paralyse the UK's fossil fuel distribution network. We film with him as the protesters break into oil terminals, glue themselves to...
Instructional Video6:10
The Guardian

I'm very aware I’m mixed race here: organising a rural UK Black Lives Matter protest

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Small towns, as well as big cities, across the UK have been holding Black Lives Matter protests and continue to do so. Flora, 23, meets fellow activists Hannah, Annabel and Alex for the first time at the demo they are organising together...
Instructional Video4:23
Mr. Beat

Do Students Have Free Speech in School? | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

6th - 12th
In episode 29 of Supreme Court Briefs, students protest the Vietnam War by wearing armbands to school. After some of them get suspended for doing so, the families sue the school district, arguing the students' First Amendment rights were...
Instructional Video7:37
Curated Video

Universal Suffrage

3rd - Higher Ed
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, women suffragists were the catalysts for women’s reform and the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
Instructional Video3:30
Curated Video

Promoting Peace

3rd - 8th
A video entitled “Promoting Peace” which explores what it means for nations to be at peace and discusses Mohandas Gandhi, Betty Williams, and others who have devoted their work to promoting peace.
Instructional Video6:09
The Guardian

Civil War in Libya Turns into an International Proxy War

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In April, 2019 Haftar begins a seige on the UN-backed Libyan government. Violence and instability deepen as international players vie for power in Libya and the conflict devolves into a proxy war. Untold Chaos part 6
Instructional Video8:50
The Guardian

Power Vacuum and Political Struggle in Libya Following the Revolution and Elections

Pre-K - Higher Ed
After the second election, two governments vie for power in Libya and the country is engulfed in a civil war. Hear what some members of the Tuareg people think about the poltical situation, how ex-Gaddafi general Haftar is attempting to...
Instructional Video5:37
The Guardian

Revolution and Relegation After the Fall of Gaddafi

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Various political and ethnic groups struggle for power in the aftermath of the Libyan revolution and elections. The Tawergha people are viewed as Gaddafi loyalists and have consequently been exiled to a displaced persons camp in Tripoli....
Instructional Video3:30
The Guardian

Election Day Eve in Tripoli

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As Libya prepares for election day, people demonstrate in the streets, politicians give speeches, and election support centers take calls from the public. Learn what people are excited about and what they fear as the elections approach....
Instructional Video6:34
The Guardian

The Amazigh and Tabou People Fight for Recognition and Respect in Libya

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Under Gaddafi's rule, the Amazigh and Tabou tribes were prohibited from speaking their language and from giving their children non-Arab names. With Gaddafi gone, they hope things will change but do not expect change to come easily. Learn...
Instructional Video8:45
The Guardian

Celebration and Chaos as Libya Prepares for Elections

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For ten years, Libya has attempted to transition from dictatorship to democracy. Hear the voices and experiences of everday Libyans as they process a revolution and prepare for an election. Warning: graphic images of violence Untold...
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

Lunch Counter Stools

9th - Higher Ed
In 1960, four Black students staged a sit-in in North Carolina to protest against racial segregation in the United States. The stools they sat on are the most visited artifacts at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
Instructional Video2:14
Curated Video

What is the 4th of July?

9th - Higher Ed
Independence Day takes place every year on the 4th of July. It celebrates the day that the Founders of the United States declared their independence from Great Britain.