Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Civil Rights Movement 1960 1980
Brief, yet comprehensive, summary of the Civil Rights movement from 1960 until 1980. Includes civil rights policies of presidents Kennedy through Nixon.
Other
Finding Dulcina: Strom Thurmond Ends Longest Filibuster in Senate History
Read about Senator Strom Thurmond's epic filibuster in an attempt to forestall the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. There is a brief biography of Thurmond and his political life, as well as information about the use of the...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Women's Suffrage, 1890 1920
This lesson uses primary sources to provide a discussion of women's suffrage.
Digital History
Digital History: Rise of Democratic Politics
Although difficult to comprehend, after the demise of the Federalists, there was essentially just one political party in the United States for about a decade. Read about the rise of the new two-party system and how the attack on...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Tennessee
Check out this National Archives and Records (NARA) site to see the original Tennessee document ratifying the 19th Amendment. Also includes a short explanation as to why Tennessee's vote was so crucial.
Digital History
Digital History: The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for the Great Society. See how the programs instituted were focused on lifting the poor from poverty, especially African Americans. Included were laws to increase civil rights and voting...
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Voter Id Laws
C-SPAN learning module teaches students about the debate over voter ID laws. Students watch videos and read related articles with varying viewpoints and then participate in a classroom deliberation on the topic.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Alien and Sedition Acts
A great description of the Alien and Sedition Acts, passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798. See how the Federalists tried to hang on to power by restricting voting privileges and infringing on free speech and freedom of the press.
Other
Georgetown College: Introduction to American History: Progressivism (1900 1920)
Check out this page for a good overview of some general goals of Progressives. Material is presented in outline form and identifies major Progressive issues and attitudes.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Reforms of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
This chapter in William Morey's 1901 text discusses the land reforms of the Gracchi brothers. Find out how well they worked and the problems they caused.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Securing the Right to Vote: Selma to Montgomery Story
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson plan asking this essential question: "What conditions created a need for a protest march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 and what did that march achieve?"
Other
University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
Other
International Museum of Women: Women, Power and Politics
An online museum exhibition organized around nine themes related to women, power and politics. Learn how women around the world have, and are claiming, a place at the political table, what forces have tried to keep them away, and where...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The Social War and the Rise of Sulla
Read this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook to learn about the social war and Sulla's part in it.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Freedom Summer
During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
Digital History
Digital History: u.s. Constitution and Organization of the National Government
Read about the structure of the U.S. Constitution and the thoughts of the framers behind the formation of each branch.
Digital History
Digital History: The Puritans
This article paints a picture of Puritans somewhat different from common myth. Read about their ideas of separation of church and state, and even their love of color.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Constitution Through Compromise
Read about how compromises were reached at the Philadelphia convention that dealt with issues between large and small states, and slave and free states. Take the quick quiz to assess knowledge about the writing of the Constitution.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Right to Vote Equality for Youth
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of the right to vote for our nations youth.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Timeline and Map of Woman Suffrage Legislation State by State 1838 1919
Interactive maps show the woman suffrage campaign year-by-year and state-by-state from 1838-1919.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Companion to a four-part PBS series about Jim Crow has a timeline with links to significant events and people, video and audio clips from the series, and in-depth backgrounders on Jim Crow issues and impacts.