A new teaching activity focuses on a teenage refugee's written composition about his experience in the United States during WWII.
Category: Document Spotlights
Teaching the Vietnam War with DocsTeach
DocsTeach, our online tool for teaching with documents, is full of primary sources and tools for teaching about the Vietnam War.
Teaching Civil Rights with DocsTeach
DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives, is full of primary sources and tools for teaching about civil rights.
Striking Down “Freedom of Choice” Plans for School Desegregation: Green v. New Kent County
In Green v. New Kent County, the 1968 Supreme Court ruled that a "freedom of choice" plan was not sufficient to bring about desegregation. The decision spurred on desegregation in earnest in Virginia schools.
New on DocsTeach: School Desegregation, Cold War Berlin, UFOs, the Oklahoma Land Rush, and More
Recent highlights of primary sources newly added to DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives
We Declare!: A New Teaching Activity Comparing American and French Revolutionary Documents
In this new activity, students engage in a comparison of the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen to learn about the Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas.
Texas Mexican American Soldiers with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
Primary sources from the National Archives illustrate the experiences of Texas Mexican American Soldiers in WWI
A Seditious Petition
Less than 10 years after the ratification of the Bill of Rights, Revolutionary War veteran and NY State Legislator Jedediah Peck was arrested for distributing a petition.
Using Primary Sources to Teach About Americans and the Holocaust, Part II
The documents presented here are used in a classroom activity for high school students and develops the skill of “Historical Issues-Analysis & Decision-Making.”
Freedom of the Press for The Masses
Though freedom of the press is one of our most cherished liberties, fully enjoying it has not always been possible. This is especially true during times of stress for the nation and government.