How did the federal government perpetuate social inequalities in American cities?
What role did teenagers like Barbara Johns play in desegregating schools in Virginia and the United States?
What does it mean to be free in the United States?
In what ways is education the key to real freedom?
How is the legacy of Jim Crow laws still impacting Americans today?
How should America commemorate the events of 9/11?
How did migration patterns across the American South change in the post-World War II south?
What lessons might we learn by visualizing migration patterns of our nation’s beginnings?
How do maps help us see patterns of racial division established by slavery, emancipation, the Great Migration, and the Great Depression?
How have government policies and voter suppression tactics been used to disenfranchise people since the founding of the United States?
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How did the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears impact Native Americans?
T. Thomas Fortune changed black history, so why does he seem to have been forgotten?
How does "The Executive Abroad" tell the story of the role of the president as commander-in-chief and head of state?
Can we separate the fight for women’s equality from other social movements?
How did the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire impact the public’s awareness of unsafe work conditions in America’s factories?
How did Hip Hop redefine the times?
Who was Columbus, the man, and who was Columbus, the myth?
“What did freedom mean for people who needed it most?”
How do digital archives give us new insights into the American Civil War?
Is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad the story of America?
Part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the American Historical Association's comprehensive study, "American Lesson Plan."
Part 2 of a 2-part series exploring the American Historical Association's comprehensive study, "American Lesson Plan."
How did the federal government’s post-WWII-era urban renewal program reshape large and small cities?
Can a public exhibit change people’s perceptions about history or society?
What can candidates learn from Shirley Chisholm?
Resources for Educators adapting to remote learning.
What is the purpose of studying history?
Resources from New American History to support the teaching and learning of African American history.