San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the National Anthem in 2016 as a form of protest. Were his actions appropriate? Using the provided website, pupils attempt to decide for themselves by reading the main...

Can schools ban t-shirts picturing musical groups or bands? Your young citizens will find out with this resource, which includes a summary of a United States Supreme Court case from the 1960s about a similar dispute over young scholars...

Make sure your class is sure of terminology when referring to the non-violent methods used in the civil rights movement. This glossary includes 19 terms paired with parts of speech and definitions. 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-instructional activity on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then...

Here is a fantastic resource on the civil rights movement! It includes reading materials and worksheets, and particularly highlights major legislation and the role of the judicial branch in the federal government in addressing the...

How did major historical figures, such as Henry David Thoreau, Susan B. Anthony, and Mohandas K. Gandhi, explain and defend their beliefs in nonviolence? Your learners will begin by studying the backgrounds of these individuals, and then...

The Wednesday Wars is the focus of this resource designed for first-time teachers of Gary Schmidt's Newbery Award winning novel. 

In this English monarchs worksheet, students read a one page text with facts about Elizabeth I. Students study 10 portraits of Elizabeth I showing her at different ages. There are no questions to answer.

The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...

The BBC offers a brief but informative look at the Timisoara Massacre in 1989. Examines the causes of the protest and the bloodshed that followed. A great resource on the event.

A timeline highlighting the protests between 1964 and 1972 against the Vietnam War, many involving students at universities.

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

Resource presents the Protestant Reformation in brief outline form from "Background" to "Roman Catholic Reformation."

An overview of the Protestant Reformation that covers the causes, development, and results of the movement. Martin Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin's involvement is also discussed.

This website gives an excellent historical account of the birth and evolution of the Protestant Episcopal Church; from the days preceding The Revolution, during its enactment, and after The Revolution. This site also contains information...

Read about Martin Luther, a German monk in the sixteenth century who spoke out about the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. He also used the printing press, which had been recently invented, to spread his ideas more widely and thus...

Summary of events with photos and artifacts about the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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...

Explore the Catholic Reformation that occurred in response to the Protestant Reformation. Learn how the Jesuit society rose out of the Catholic Church to help change the image of the church and bring people back. The Jesuits focused on...

Discusses the life and significance of Ulrich Zwingli and how he changed the views of the Protestants.

Resource offers annotated explanation of a number of university student protest organizations, including Students for a Democratic Society and its chapter at New York University in 1965.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan that teaches about nonviolence and uses the civil rights lunch counter protests as examples.

Read about the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), two groups that played pivotal roles in organizing nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Informative biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with links to Gandhi and good information about the philosophy of nonviolent social protest. Includes links to text of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "I Have a Dream"...