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Senator Joseph McCarthy questioning attorney Joseph Welch during Congress’s Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954.

Media and Politics

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… media, the government regulations on the media companies in the 1940s, then the deregulation of those companies in the 1980s and 90s, and ending with the media in … discussion and then an exit ticket for the students to complete. The PowerPoint presentation, stations documents, …
sign that states - can't vote

Why Some Votes Have Counted Less Than Others

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
… how the disenfranchisement of criminal offenders was common before the Civil War. Following the 13th and 14th … to the major vocabulary from the article and the lesson’s compelling question, “How do some votes count less than … students will participate in a Mini-Lecture discussing the historical, political, and social implications of …
an artifact

Who Owns the Past?

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
Ancient History
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
… far away from their places of origin, while also relaying complications and controversies in the ethics of their … of cultural heritage were taken away from them. After, they complete a stations activity wherein they read and consider … World History since 1500 …
In order, India’s Indira Gandhi, Pakistan’s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Bangladesh’s Mujibur Rahman

After Midnight

Review of Midnight’s Descendants: A History of South Asia Since Partition, by John Keay (New York: Basic Books, 2014)
Lynchburg Virginia Confederate Monument

Confederate Monuments: Why Take ‘Em Down? What Do We Put Up in Their Place?

What role do Confederate memorials play in American memory, and how does the National Memorial to Peace and Justice seek to correct that memory? Should we preserve or purge Confederate monuments from public spaces?
Grade Level
9-12
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12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
US History to 1877
African American History
… culture and identity of the students and the surrounding community.   … US History since 1877 …
sign with classical bust on it and text Let's become great again with broken statue in background

Whiteness, Purity, and the Classics

How did the classical period view issues of race? What misinterpretations made classical art (especially sculptures) associated with whiteness?
Grade Level
9-12
9
10
11
12
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
… How did the classical period view issues of race? What misinterpretations made classical art (especially sculptures) … World History since 1500 …
Martin Luther King, Jr., at Civil Right March on Washington

Exploring the Legacy of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

If Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, do you think he would believe that “his dream” had been achieved? Why or why not?
Grade Level
9-12
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10
11
12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
… Students will gather information using the Origins website to help facilitate a Socratic-style … The lesson can be done in the classroom or adapted and completed online. … US History since 1877 …