Students will learn about the work Ida B. Wells did as an investigative journalist and activist, and her efforts to outlaw lynching.
Race and Racism
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Lesson Plan: Double V and Black Americans’ Fight for Equality
Students will learn about the learn about the Double V campaign, which advocated for dual victories: over fascism abroad, and racial injustice in the United States.
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Lesson Plan: 1924 Democratic Convention – Tension Over Immigration
Students will learn how the 1924 Democratic National Convention became a raucous battleground over the influence of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Lesson Plan: The Culture Question: How Hot-Button Issues Divide Us
Students will learn about the cultural issues that played a part in the 1856 election, and analyze how the aftershocks from that period continue to shape modern American politics.
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Lesson Plan: Citizen Nation: How the Media Shaped the Narrative of Civil Rights and Disobedience
Students will analyze how photos and videos of the civil rights movement affected public perception.
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Lesson Plan: Shirley Chisholm Was a Trailblazer for Change
Students will learn about Shirley Chisholm and evaluate the significance of her time in Congress and her 1972 presidential campaign
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Lesson Plan: The Lasting Impact of a Lynching
Students will learn about the lynching of Cleo Wright, then analyze maps and data to draw conclusions.
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Lesson Plan: Linnentown
The descendants of residents of Linnentown, a once-thriving historically Black neighborhood in Athens, Ga., come together to preserve the memory of the neighborhood. Their family homes were razed in a 1960s urban renewal project. Now they, along with civic-minded neighbors, unite to try to reclaim forgotten history.
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How Today’s Debates on Immigration Were Shaped by a 1980s Church-Led Refugee Network
As deportations of unauthorized immigrants rose under President Donald Trump, some churches and cities declared themselves sanctuaries and shielded migrants from immigration enforcement.
