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Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TITLE ON SCREEN:The Road to Marriage Equality JIM OBERGEFELL (SHOWING A PHOTO): That’s the very first picture of us as a couple, so I always like that one. John and I knew early on that we saw a future together and we talked about how […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CBS19, 1-28-25):NEWS REPORT: New this morning, a freeze on nearly all federal financial assistance. ARCHIVAL (CBS NEWS, 3-26-25):NEWS REPORT: Federal officials are cutting more than $ 11 billion from health organizations.  ARCHIVAL (WAVYTV10, 3-11-25):NEWS REPORT: A billion dollars slashed from the Agriculture Department. ARCHIVAL […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TEXT ON SCREEN: February 24, 1997 ARCHIVAL (ABC NEWS, 2-24-97): NEWS ANCHOR: The headline on the other major news story today to which we intended to devote some time is very simple: Hello, Dolly. NARRATION: In February of 1997 a Finn-Dorset sheep named Dolly sent […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, ABC, 7-18-24):DONALD TRUMP: Today, our cities are flooded with illegal aliens. Americans are being squeezed out of the labor force and their jobs are taken. . . The Republican platform promises to launch the largest deportation operation in the history of […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. HATTIE THOMAS WHITEHEAD (SPEAKING TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS): I’m no stranger here. I’ve been here before. But today I want to talk with you as a first descendant of Linnentown. I lived in Linnentown with my mother, father, three brothers and three sisters. This is […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (ABC NEWS, 3-6-25):NEWS REPORT: Now to the battle over so-called sanctuary cities. NARRATION: Sanctuary cities that protect undocumented immigrants have once again become a flashpoint in the country’s debate over illegal immigration. ARCHIVAL (ABC NEWS, 3-6-25):NEWS REPORT: Clashes on Capitol Hill as sanctuary cities […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. HOWARD KAKITA: Everybody should understand the devastation of an atomic bomb. It’s not like an ordinary bomb. MASAKO WADA: It’s not only a story of the past. The world is still at risk of nuclear weapons. If nuclear weapons are used, it will not only […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (11-30-23):COLUMBIA STUDENT PROTESTERS: Free, free Palestine! Free, free Palestine!  NARRATION: The Israel-Hamas War sparked months of protest on college campuses. Criticism of some administrations’ response led to high-profile shakeups at three of the country’s most prestigious universities last year. ARCHIVAL (CBS, 8-15-24):NEWS REPORT: After months […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TEXT ON SCREEN: The Cold War Battle to Save Berlin ARCHIVAL (1-1-47):NEWSREEL: President Truman addresses a joint session of Congress. NARRATION: After World War II, U.S. President Harry Truman feared the Soviet Union would spread communism across Western Europe. So, in 1947, he announced a […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. MARY BETH TINKER (PETITIONER IN TINKER V. DES MOINES STUDENT FREE SPEECH ADVOCATE): I was raised to pay attention to what’s going on and to talk about it. You’re supposed to speak up when you see things that are not fair. TITLE ON SCREEN: Student […]