- April 17, 2025
Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam
For today’s blog, we are highlighting a document that helps students intersect two of the most historically important elements of the 1960s: the Civil Rights
Preparing for a One-Day Seminar
One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. These are free to attend for all social studies teachers and can be in historical locations,
Parents, Flappers and Women’s History Month
In honor of women’s history month, we bring you a reading selection that highlights the upheaval American society experienced in the 1920s as regards gender
Vietnam Veterans in American Historical Memory
Early in his first term, President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, establishing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans
Margaret Sanger: The Woman Rebel
The letters are heartbreaking. Women who had borne three, four, five, or more children in as many years of marriage wrote to Margaret Sanger (1879–1966),
Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board
Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. She also
Applications open March 10th for Fall Multi Day Seminars!
Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you ask for? Applications open soon
Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story; Part 2
Part II: Teenaged Integration Pioneers Endure a Lonely Spotlight Gloria Sloan Gloria Reeves Sloan was the oldest of the first three students to integrate Belmont High
Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union
Why is Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union one of our favorite documents? This document is short enough to be used in younger classrooms, but it’s
Bayard Rustin and Nonviolent Resistance: Shaping the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks wasn’t the first African American to publicly protest segregation in regional and local transportation systems in the modern civil rights era. Thirteen years