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This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case to students, a classroom exercise on the value of tolerating hateful speech, and a classroom exercise to think about the harms of hateful speech.

Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech

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Incorporating technology is an excellent way to engage students and deepen their understanding.

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Bracero History Archive

Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th century.

Bracero History Archive

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

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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The Progressive Era

Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »

The Short-Handled Hoe

History is imbedded in the smallest objects. In this lesson, students [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Google Translate

Looking to translate documents or text? Google Translate can help.

Why Did It Happen? Making Claims about Cause and Effect

A shift in writing is required, often using new language tools, when making [...] »

Teaching Guides

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9/11 and Commemoration: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »

Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom

Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »

Stop Action and Assess Alternatives

Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.

Free Speech Teaching Guide 4: Mandel v. Kleindienst (1972): Censorship via Visa

This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore [...] »

Immigration from Asia Post-1970: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Help students understand recent immigration history by exploring photographs [...] »

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Resources on Native American History

When the resources readily available to you are just not comprehensive [...] »

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