Explore the role of leaders and ordinary citizens in the history of religious freedom in colonial Virginia.
Topic
- Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance Apply Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance filter
- Civil Rights Movement Apply Civil Rights Movement filter
- Remove Democracy & Civic Engagement filter Democracy & Civic Engagement
- Global Immigration Apply Global Immigration filter
- Justice & Human Rights Apply Justice & Human Rights filter
- Media Literacy Apply Media Literacy filter
- Race in US History Apply Race in US History filter
Subject
- Civics/Citizenship Apply Civics/Citizenship filter
- English Language Arts Apply English Language Arts filter
- European History Apply European History filter
- History Apply History filter
- Music, Art, and Culture Apply Music, Art, and Culture filter
- Psychology Apply Psychology filter
- Religion Apply Religion filter
- Social Studies Apply Social Studies filter
- Remove US History filter US History
- Remove World History filter World History
Resource Type
- Books & Borrowing Apply Books & Borrowing filter
- Explainer Apply Explainer filter
- Featured Collection Apply Featured Collection filter
- Lesson Apply Lesson filter
- Page Apply Page filter
- Reading Apply Reading filter
- Teaching Idea Apply Teaching Idea filter
- Timeline Apply Timeline filter
- Unit Apply Unit filter
- Video Apply Video filter
Current Filters:
Reading
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Religious Freedom, Then and Now: Suspicion of Catholics Once Common in U.S.
Examine the rise of nativism and anti-Catholic prejudices in the 1800s in the US and consider connections to issues surrounding religious freedom today.
Reading
Race in US History
Student Demands from the East LA Walkouts
Explore excerpts from the demands of the mostly Latinx students who led a series of school walkouts in Los Angeles in 1968.
Reading
Democracy & Civic Engagement
The Letter From George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island
Read, view, and listen to President George Washington’s letter to Moses Seixas and the Hebrew congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, promising tolerance and religious liberty for all.
Reading
Democracy & Civic Engagement
The Letter From Moses Seixas to George Washington
Read, view, and listen to Moses Seixas’ letter to President George Washington expressing hope that the new United States would grant respect and tolerance to all citizens.
Reading
Democracy & Civic Engagement
The Story Behind the Letters
Learn about George Washington’s 1790 Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, an important moment in the history of religious freedom in America.
Reading
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom
Investigate Thomas Jefferson’s foundational beliefs about religion, government, and religious freedom.
Reading
Race in US History
Why MLK Encouraged 225,000 Chicago Kids to Cut Class in 1963
Learn about the 1963 Chicago Public School Boycott, when students demanded better schools for black neighborhoods and equal opportunity for all.
Video
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Media Literacy
Race in US History
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown
Journalists explore social media activism by discussing #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, a Twitter hashtag response to what was seen as racism and stereotypes in the images featured in the media.
Teaching Idea
Democracy & Civic Engagement
A New Generation of Young Voters Emerges
While young people have a huge stake in US elections, historically they don’t show up when it comes time to vote. These teaching ideas allow students to explore youth voter turnout trends and how young people are trying to change them.
Pages
Search Our Global Collection
Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.