Wikipedia provides detailed information on the Know Nothing movement, a Native American political movement of the 1850s.

In this obituary-type article, Sheikh Imam's life and musical work are recounted. He is recognized as the "Creator of Modern Arabic Political Song," and the article credits his music with helping the political movements in the Arab world...

Read this overview of the Progressive Era to find out about the economic, political, and philosophical conditions of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that led to changes in working conditions, reforms in...

Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful and famous speech, "I Have a Dream." Transcript and audio clips are also provided.

An article on the nature of democratic socialism including provides details on the history of the movement and its current status.

This site is an overview of the achievements of the women's movement including employment, wages, education, politics. Also recognizes problems that still exist including gender-specific jobs, wage inequity, divorce and poverty rates.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this lesson, students identify individual, personal, and political rights (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to own property) by analyzing lives of historical African American...

A brief account of the founding of the Women's Social & Political Union in Britain.

A look at the many different issues driving the Tea Party Movement. Clearly noted are issues relevant to specific regions of the country rather than concerns for all. (May 3, 2010)

The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....

Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.

Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.

A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...

An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.

The democratic upheaval in politics exemplified by Jackson's election was merely one phase of the long American quest for greater rights and opportunities for all citizens. Another was the beginning of labor organization, primarily among...

A great collection of political cartoons from the Prohibition Party which heaped criticism on both the Republican and Democratic parties concerning their lack of support for prohibition. Find out when the Prohibition Party was at its...

Read the story of the suffragists and the contemporary status of women's rights in the current political scene.

This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.

Using essays, primary source documents, images, and video this site explores the American Populist political movement in the early 1890s.

PBS provides a detailed overview of America's involvement in World War II and the political movements lead by evil dictators that were sprouting up in countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.

Summers of the late 1960s was a time of widespread violence and rioting in the nation's major inner cities. What was previously thought of as a problem of the South had spread nation-wide and was now demanding immediate attention.

A description of Puritan beliefs, with an extensive bibliography that you can use to further your study of the Puritan people.

Though the Constitution of India guarantees equal rights to all citizens, irrespective of race, gender, religion, and other considerations, and the "directive principles of state policy" as stated in the Constitution obligate the...

This collection contains artifacts of North American and European origin from 1885 - 1945. Includes sections of: British Arts & Crafts Movement, Dutch & Italian Art Movement, American Industrial Design, World's Fairs & Expos,...