The data for this map was compiled by Ida B. Wells, with assistance from other organizations. It documents the number of lynchings in each state between 1889 and 1921. There were a total of 3,424. Congressman Leonidas Dyer introduced this map into the Congressional record in 1922 as he introduced his Anti-Lynching bill. Click here […]
Black History
Ethnic Studies Collection
This collection contains more than 40 videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that help students connect ethnic studies to today’s current events. Latinx Studies How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement Dictators and Civil Wars: The Cold War in Latin America How Prop. 187 Transformed the Immigration Debate and California Politics […]
Women’s History Collection
Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells later became an educator, an investigative journalist and an early civil rights activist, shedding light on the plight of Black Americans across the South. After the brutal deaths of three friends who were victims of lynching, Wells began chronicling […]
Black History Collection
Beyond the Battlefield: Double V and Black Americans’ Fight for Equality The civil rights initiative during World War II known as the Double V campaign advocated for victories over fascism abroad and racial injustice in the United States. Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching Ida B. Wells, a journalist, civil rights […]
The Perfect Pair: Reading and Retro Report
For every required school reading there is a perfect Retro Report video to add context. Here are some popular books often assigned by E.L.A/English teachers, and the videos that offer historical background and connections to current events. Team up with a teacher across the hall to enhance your students’ critical thinking skills and content knowledge. […]
AP African American Studies Collection
This collection contains 21 films and lessons for use in the AP African American Studies course. All of the resources fit within Unit 4: Movements and Debates, and they connect to three of the four course themes, including “Intersections of Identity,” “Creativity, Expression and the Arts,” and “Resistance and Resilience.” Topic 4.3 African Americans and […]
AP Psychology Collection
This collection features over 20 films and lessons for the AP Psychology course. Aligned with the help of educators, many of the films may fit into more than one unit of the course. Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior The structures of human biological systems and their functions influence our behavior and mental processes. These […]