Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life This brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. can be used with the Civil Rights Leader lesson...		Encyclopedia of Prominent African-Americans Use this encyclopedia to learn about the contributions of African-Americans throughout history....
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response The text of Eisenhower's speech concerning desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.		Crime and Punishment Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used...
Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Speech The full text of Johnson's speech on the need to improve education to form a Great Society.		The Song of the Lark Use a teaching guide that includes historical information, a brief synopsis of the novel The...
Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech The full text of Booker T. Washington's speech about civil rights.		Sense and Sensibility Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion...
Abraham Lincoln's House Divided Speech The full text of Lincoln's speech denouncing the United States' division over slavery.		Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a...
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience The full text of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" on the involvement of the government in the...		Colonial Population Estimates Estimated population during colonial times.
History of Presidential Inaugurations Share an article that outlines the history of presidential inaugurations in the United States.		Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...
Amendments to the Constitution: Voting Each of these amendments broadened the number of citizens in the U.S. with the right to vote.		Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...
Know the Presidents Review facts about U.S. presidents, a great worksheet to use during the presidential elections...		Marian Wright Edelman Learn more about Marian Wright Edelman, social activist and founder of the Children's Defense...
William Edward Burghardt DuBois Article about prominent African American W.E.B. DuBois, including related Web sites, and a...		Site of the Boston Massacre View the site of the Boston Massacre, where Crispus Attucks was the first man killed in the...