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History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »
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Watergate and the Constitution 
To indict or not to indict? Watergate raised complicated questions [...] »
Propaganda and World War II 
Help students understand wartime propaganda with this excellent lesson plan [...] »
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World Digital Library 
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[...] »Uncovering Human Agency 
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
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Using Blogs in a History Classroom 
Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom 
Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
Free Speech Teaching Guide 1: The Birth of the Modern First Amendment and How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind 
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
Truth in Transit: Crafting Meaningful Field Trips 
Leave your students with intellectually and emotionally significant memories [...] »
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National History Day Project: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 
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Learn more about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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