Examine the role of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

This guide explores the relationship between secrecy and the First Amendment by exploring two interrelated legal problems: the rights of leakers and the press to publish secret information; and the bureaucratic process by which information is classified as secret in the first place. These issues are at the heart of recent conflicts about whistleblowers and classified information – individuals like Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden have faced jail time for sharing secrets with the public.

Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a way to facilitate healthy discussion in your classroom.