Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TEXT ON SCREEN: January 25, 1972 ARCHIVAL (WNYC-TV, 1-25-72)SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America. REP. BARBARA LEE (D-CA): Shirley Chisholm did that in 1972, and she was a […]
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Applications Open for 2025 Retro Report Teacher Advisors
Retro Report is committed to supporting and uplifting teacher voices. We are pleased to announce that educators from the United States and its territories can now apply for the Retro Report Teacher Advisors 2025 cohort. Candidates can apply to three different groups, which will help us respond to the needs of educators and students nationwide. […]
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Interactive Map: Indigenous Activism in the United States
This interactive map enables students to examine key Indigenous activism events throughout the United States over the course of decades. It includes photos, videos and additional resources for further investigation. For related lesson plans and student activities, visit the Contemporary Indigenous History Collection.
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Transcript: How Trump’s Red Wave Builds on the Past
Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (11-6-24):DONALD TRUMP: Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond. MATTHEW DALLEK (POLITICAL HISTORIAN, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY): Today, many Americans consider the Republican Party to be synonymous with […]
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Transcript: Citizen Nation: Agree to Disagree
Click here for the full video page. TEXT ON SCREEN: PORTLAND, OREGON NATALIE (IN INTERVIEW): I didn’t know that much about the Constitution. I was very anti constitution. I had a pretty negative view of it because I’m like, why are we listening to all these old men that lived in the 1700s? But as […]
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Transcript: Citizen Nation: How the Media Shaped the Narrative of Civil Rights and Disobedience
Click here for the full video page and educator materials. JOURNEYLOVE (IN INTERVIEW): This year there was many times where I thought about dropping the class. And I remember we had to like, sell like, bake sale stuff to like, get money. And, like, this Black girl was there and she was like, thank you […]
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Transcript: Citizen Nation: Symbolism in D.C.: It’s All Done With a Purpose
Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TEXT ON SCREEN: WASHINGTON, D.C. TOUR GUIDE: Welcome. Welcome. All right. Let me be the first to welcome you to D.C.. TEXT ONSCREEN: WAUWATOSA WEST HIGH SCHOOL, WISCONSIN STUDENT: I love when there’s leaves on trees. STUDENT: That’s such a Wisconsin statement. JOURNEYLOVE: This is […]
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Stitching a Stronger Democracy: Lessons from a Community Center
This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Sylvie Raab At first, we sat in awkward silence during our weekly visits. As an intern at my local community center for the elderly, I often saw Ruth, a regular […]
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Public Art: The Overlooked Catalyst for Change
This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Meital Zayats A 40 percent increase in community pride, a 50 percent increase in self-reported mental health, and a 30 percent boost in local business activity. If you were to […]
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Never Just a Puddle
This essay is a finalist in the 2024 Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, a student contest supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. By Abigail Ladwig As a child, puddles of oil on the sidewalk and streets of my community meant nothing to me; they were simply pretty pools of vibrant colors. These puddles, […]
