Biography chronicles the life and work of Coretta Scott King, a champion of Civil Rights and advocate of non-violent civil disobedience.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry lesson allows students to use the historical thinking skills of corroboration,...

Lesson where students examine primary texts from 1775 and 1776 to explore the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on people's attitudes towards the British. Up to that point, protests against the British had not been violent,...

Pictorial study of the violent week that took place during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and its aftermath.

Over geologic time, plate movements in concert with other geologic processes, such as glacial and stream erosion, have created some of nature's most magnificent scenery. The Himalayas, the Swiss Alps, and the Andes are some spectacular...

This resource offers extensive information for students and teachers examining the issue of the death penalty and whether it is morally right, if it violates the Constitution, and whether enforcing it has had any impact on violent crime....

The universe produces a broad range of light, only a fraction of which is visible to our eyes. Gamma rays are nonvisible light, which also includes x-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared radiation, and radio waves.

This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Mohondas Gandhi and his nonviolent resistance against British rule of India. It features links to Gandhi's biography, his ejection from a train in...

This article discusses the claims by the Orange Democratic Movement that the Kenya general election was rigged in favor of President Mwai Kibaki and lists several reasons for the suspicions. (8 January 2008)

Professor Claire Robertson examines the problems in Kenya, especially those as a result of the general election in 2007.

Learn about the Nobel Prize Winner David Trimble who worked for peace in Northern Ireland. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

Learn about the Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume who advocated for peace in Northern Ireland. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on American history. In addition, there are links to related topics.

Remembrances of Civil Rights Movement workers who were active in the 1960s and '70s. Excellent site to gauge the impact of the movement on the workers themselves. Information about the Movement with eyewitness stories, poetry,...

Violence in school children is a frightening aspect of modern day life. Here are ways that parents can play a role in reducing this violence.

This article overviews problems, public demonstrations, and violent riots that resulted due to the "overwhelming presence of United States citizens and institutions" in Panama. Here, read how an American flag caused the outbreak of...

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...

Read about the racial unrest in the turbulent times right after World War I when African Americans were moving north and black veterans were demanding their civil rights. Find out about the violent race riot in Tulsa in 1921, and the...

People have always tried to understand the natural world in which they live. In early times, they created myths to explain their experiences with fire, flood and other violent forces. Over the centuries, new scientific discoveries added...

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age 11. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit...

Learn about African American Rosa Parks and her non-violent protest against racial discrimination. This resource addresses Parks' actions in the context of American race relations at the time. Read an interview with Parks about how she...

Tells the story of civil rights activist Rob Williams and his belief that Black Americans needed to draw guns on violent racists.

A discussion of the railroad strike of 1877 as it affected particularly Illinois. Read about how the strikes were put down violently and who was blamed for the work stoppages.

From a PBS special on dueling, this web page focuses on the effect that dueling had on early American history and society's acceptance of this violent custom.