[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this lesson to teach how to use primary sources, in this case a speech, a letter, and an article, to show Eleanor Roosevelt's dedication to democracy, civil rights, and education. All the materials are included, as well as the lesson plan's procedure.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will examine African American slave spirituals, a painting, and a personal narrative to analyze the underlying messages of these materials.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A great lesson plan about an incident that receives little coverage in most textbooks. This plan lays out the objectives and procedures for learning about and discussing the actions of Col. John Chivington and his troops at Sand Creek in Colorado. You will also find all the resources you need for this lesson.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A middle school lesson plan that helps students research the history of the qualifications for a president and presidential elections.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Ira Berlin delivers a lecture featuring the premise of his book, Generations in Captivity: Slavery in America. From the early establishment of the settlements in the New World slavery made its presence in the United States. The 13th Amendment put an end to slavery, but racism evolved. Today, racism can still be seen throughout parts of the nation. Berlin addresses slavery and racism from a historical perspective. [43:31]

[Free Registration/Login Required] Discover how General George Washington handled the Newburgh Conspiracy which threatened his authority and civil authority just before the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, were known. See why this further cemented Washington's reputation as a fair and firm leader. Included are discussion questions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Professor Catherine Clinton, of Queens University Belfast, delivers a presentation about the life of Harriet Tubman and her quest for freedom. [33:11]

[Free Registration/Login Required] An article about the contributions of African Americans to the war effort during World War II, despite discrimination.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A brief video posing the question of what role war had in shaping the twentieth century presented by professor Jennifer D. Keene of Chapman University. [0:49]

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a primary lesson plan that looks at primary sources to learn about Chinese immigration to California.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Using primary source documents students look at Jewish immigration to the United states, popular culture of the time and the birth of the comic book.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Johnathan Halloway presents a long lecture covering civil rights from the 1920's and 1930's in the United States. Within this presentation, Halloway identifies the historical events and the national climate leading up to and during the era featured. [2:13:47]

[Free Registration/Login Required] A result of detailed study, scholar Lewis E. Lehrman speaks of what the nation can learn from the model of Abraham Lincoln. He presents an overview of Lincoln's life and the magnitude of his speeches both prior to his election and during his role as the President of the United States. [28:46]

[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay on Lincoln and Whitman and their shared admiration and kinship of spirit.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay about Lincoln's speech in 1860 at Cooper Union which brought him to the attention of the national Republican Party.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on American history. In addition, there are links to related topics.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Matthew Pinsker, of Dickinson College, delivers a lecture the Men of Company E, the 4th United States Colored Infantry. Pinsker draws on the individuality of those involved in the Civil War of the United States. [3:38]

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan that teaches about nonviolence and uses the civil rights lunch counter protests as examples.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan about Norwegian immigrantion to the United States.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan from the online magazine, History Now, asks: How does the celebration of Fourth of July help us understand the ideals upon which the United States was founded?