Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement A chart outlining the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		Martin Luther King Jr. Questions Use these literal and interpretive comprehension questions to discuss the article
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...		Harry Truman's Executive Order: 9981 Read Truman's Executive order, which ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Remembering the Day of Infamy Read a historical account of what occurred on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed, December 7,...		Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial...
The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...		Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life This brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. can be used with the Civil Rights Leader lesson...
A New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs Students will learn about the 1930s, especially school life during that time, by studying...		Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response The text of Eisenhower's speech concerning desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The New Deal Teacher Information Sheet Here is information on the 1930s and the New Deal, which will be helpful when teaching the A...		Pictorial Timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's Life This pictorial timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's life covers the major events in the life of...
Assessment Rubric -- WPA Photos Distribute a rubric that will guide the teacher in grading the activity from the New Deal...		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.
School Pictures Use this group activity when teaching the New Deal lesson plan.		Abraham Lincoln's House Divided Speech The full text of Lincoln's speech denouncing the United States' division over slavery.
Rocks in My Pocket Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the...		History of Presidential Inaugurations Share an article that outlines the history of presidential inaugurations in the United States.