United States [1946-1975]

American Idealist Lesson 3: Participation through Public Policy

rachel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:43:59 -0500

American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver

rachel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:52:19 -0500

Bea Gotthelf, Civil Rights Activist, Recalls the Civil Rights Movement

eva — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:47:21 -0500

Boston Public Schools Civil Rights Curriculum

rachel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:44:52 -0500

Choices in Little Rock

rachel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:31:29 -0500

Choices in Little Rock is a teaching unit that focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 - efforts that resulted in a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as "the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War.

Choosing to Participate

rachel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:28:51 -0500

This book examines how Americans have chosen to participate in the democratic process. It is about people who have volunteered their time and resources over the course of history to improve some aspect of their society.

Choosing to Participate Study Guide

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:13:37 -0600

This study guide is designed to accompany the exhibit and to elaborate its key challenge: to think deeply about what democracy really means, and what it asks of each of us. Choosing to Participate focuses on four stories about the meaning of civic participation and the critical need to promote a just society: 1.

Congressman John Lewis Describes Sit-Ins

eva — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:37:51 -0500

Congressman John Lewis on the Civil Rights Movement

eva — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:17:52 -0500

Congressman John Lewis Remembers Freedom Rides

eva — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:17:58 -0500