CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Students investigate the impact John F. Kennedy's assassination has had on American politics since that event. After his death, Lyndon B. Johnson pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act, both of which had...

This section outlines political and cultural events of the 1980s, including the ERA movement, government failure to act on HIV/AIDS, the war on drugs and the conservative Christian reach. Questions for discussion and critical thinking,...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Populist Movement.

Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how and why Chinese Americans were seen as threats to American society during the 1800s. This Anti-Chinese movement was one of the earlier incidents of...

This site provides links to political parties in Mexico. The parties are: Democracia Social Party, EZLN, Zapitista movement information, PAN, Partido Accion Nacional, PAS, Partido Alianza Social, PRD, Partido de la Revolucion, mocratica,...

What did the Second Great Awakening have to do with women's rights and social reform? How was it a stepping stone for the women's suffrage movement? Find out how this movement, which emphasized individual worth, empowered women...

Learning module on movements for social change and civil rights and the political developments surrounding them. Comprhensive multi-media materials and links to supplemental resources.

The Maya in Guatemala are becoming more politically involved in government. This issue explains why, and discusses the results of such a step.

As part of a larger lesson plan on the the environment and the environmental movement, this lesson focuses on the movement as part of a larger emphasis on social movements in the 1960s. Find information about the history of Earth Day,...

Provides a short history of the American abolitionist movement, and breaks the movement down into different categories of abolitionists and some key people involved in each group. Includes links to additional information.

The brief history of the Fenian Movement in Ireland during the mid-1800's, as they tried to fight for Irish independence and home rule.

Read about some of the grassroots movements at the heart of Progressivism, and the changes they were pushing for and what they accomplished. Discusses labor issues, including the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Also discusses...

Austin Community College provides a scholarly analysis of the characteristics, demands, and obstacles faced by the Populists. Discusses the impact of Populist politics on the 1894-96 elections and on the Republican and Democrat parties.

This exhibition explores the rich history of select individuals, parties, events, and movements that have influenced US presidential elections from the outside-outside Washington politics, outside the two-party system, and outside the...

This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.

Teachers and students alike can check out this site to learn about the women's suffrage movement in Connecticut. The brief history is followed by lesson plan suggestions.

The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) enables working people to have a voice on the job and in the government through the creation of labor unions. This very extensive website offers...

This primary source set highlights prominent Populists, propaganda from political campaigns, and political arguments of the movement.

The resources in this set highlight the people and political acts that were central to the abolitionist movement.

Chicano activists took on a name that had long been a racial slur -- and wore it with pride. In the 1960s, a radicalized Mexican-American movement began pushing for a new identification. The Chicano Movement, aka El Movimiento, advocated...

Section overview of the major accomplishments and changes in strategy developing during the Civil Rights Movement between 1960 to 1980.

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women's leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet the women who led the civil rights movement as organizers, political strategists, marchers,...

From the radicalism of the Romantic poets to the violent suppression of protests, the 18th and 19th centuries were peppered with incidents of political upheaval. Read how power and politics feature centrally in some of the period's great...