Learning module uses multi-media sources to teach about the relationship between China and Hong Kong. Students use primary source material to analyze the recent protests in Hong Kong and explore the symbols and messages that protesters...

A lesson plan and extension activities focused on the Occupy Protests which began in 2011. Students will explore the goal of the protests in relationship to the Bill of Rights.

From a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests," this section of the chapter describes the purpose of the 1767 Townshend Acts and explains why many colonists protested the acts and the consequences of their actions.

May, 2006, coverage of a Chicago rally to protest legislation proposed in the House of Representatives that would strengthen border protection as the U.S. tries to halt illegal immigration. Video and photo slideshow of the protest...

This PBS article traces the history of the Miss America pageant protest by the New York Radical Women in 1968. The term "Bra burners," caught on due to this protest.

Political unrest in Thailand took a bloody turn as protesters dumped gallons of blood into their prime minister's compound as a protest against the class system and corruption. Additional details are included in the web article.Resource...

This site provies the viewer with the history and evolution of what has been purported to be the oldest Protestant body in America with continuous ministry. An interesting point to note is that this body has ministered under three...

Learn about the political protests in Pakistan in 2014 and why the military took over state television in an attempt to control the population. (Published Sept., 1, 2014)

In an interview with Democracy Now, Cindy Sheehan explains why she has set up camp in Washington, D.C. to protest the War in Iraq and to call on President Obama to end the War. (March 19, 2010)

Stars Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali and Billie Jean King have used their platforms to seek change. Before a preseason game on September 1, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem to call...

We live in an age of protest. On campuses, in public squares, on streets and social media, protestors around the world are challenging the status quo. But while protest is often necessary, is it sufficient? Eric Liu outlines three...

History Guide provides a lecture on the Protestant Reformation during the European Renaissance.

Site for teachers who are seeking to integrate art and printmaking with language, communication and social studies. It is based on Chicano and Mexican use of the print to make social statements.

Third in a series of lessons on North Africa and the Middle East in which students survey the current political situation, consider the role of the international community and identify the political geography of the region. Multi-media...

When four African American North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students refused to leave the lunch-counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro they started the first non-violent, "sit-in" movement. Although the...

The San Francisco 49ers backup QB, Colin Kaepernick, is making waves with his knee during the National Anthem.

An article that describes an NAACP meeting with Woodrow Wilson and excerpts from the film "Birth of a Nation." The text examines the gains and setbacks that mark the period of 1907 to 1917 for black Americans.

Go directly to two lesson plans developed by the producers of the PBS documentary "The Making of Dead Man Walking" about an opera based on the work of Helen Prejean. Use the lessons to help students examine how art and music can define...

The BBC offers a look back one decade later at the Timisoara Massacre and Romanian Revolution which ousted Nicolae Ceausescu. Describes reasons for the protests and massacres and explores the controversy surrounding the overthrow of...

Article on Queen Elizabeth I and the obstacles she faced as she tried to establish an official English Protestant church. Part of a three article series on Making a Difference. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.

Multi-media lesson in which students consider the concept of censorship and analyze the merits of censorship versus freedom of information while learning about the protests in Beijing in 1989. Note: Some video content may not load in...

Newberry Library digital collections presents a lesson using primary sources from which students explore the concept of "anti-state" sentiment and examine the reasons writers and politicians protest the authority of the federal...

Guardian correspondents Ian Black and Nour Ali discuss the protests occurring in Syria and the Syrian government's reaction to them. (August 9, 2011)

This study of black protest poems from the early part of the twentieth century through the late sixties can provide insight into the issues African Americans faced during that time and the ways they responded to them. Works from seven...