[Free Registration/Login Required] Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School, offers thorough insight into the advancement of Civil Rights. The pursuit of racial equality surfaces during the Civil War and builds through the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. [46:42]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Stanford University's Jack Rakove speaks of the influence Founding Father James Madison had on the development of the U.S. Constitution. [2:21]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Several photographs of the events that occurred in Pearl Harbor in 1941 give a visual account of the attack to pair with the facts of the day.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A brief look at the growth of unions in the early 20th century. Read about the strikes in 1919 and their consequences.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the Red Scare at the end of World War I where people were fraudulently charged with being anti-American. See how thousands of names of supposed Communists were collected.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An article that discusses the 13-15th amendments and their impact on social history.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Author and professor, Michael F. Holt, presents an overview of his book, "The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party." This party lasted roughly twenty years in the United States, but in some way it paved the way to the Republican party which emerged in 1854. [42:57]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Brief video lecture presented by Ira Berlin identifying the fine difference between a society with slaves and a slave society. [1:59]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Presents the history leading up to Texas declaring its independence in 1836, and becoming the Republic of Texas. The original document, a transcript of the declaration, and questions for discussion are provided.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A look into the history of the Americas from the beginning of time to 1620. Learn about the American Indians, imperial rivalries, and exploration with resources from this page.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Professor from MIT, Pauline Maier, concisely answers the question: "What Caused the American Revolution?" [1:03]