Students assemble key sentences from primary sources into poems to tell a larger story.
Tag: civil_rights
Interns Help Make Newly Digitized Documents Available to Teachers on DocsTeach
Many new primary sources are now available as teaching tools on DocsTeach.org thanks to our summer interns!
Teachers Digitize Boston Schools Desegregation Case at the National Archives at Boston
Documents from the civil action court case Tallulah Morgan et al. v. James W. Hennigan et al. are online for the first time.
Digitization and Civil Rights at Primarily Teaching in Chicago
Over 30 documents related to the topic "Chicago: Journey for Civil Rights in the Midwest" are now online thanks to teachers in Chicago.
Congress Protects the Right to Vote: The Voting Rights Act of 1965
A lesson on the Voting Rights Act puts students in the shoes of members of Congress as they deliberated the bill.
March is Women’s History Month
We have teamed up with other federal agencies and cultural institutions to provide digital content, including resources for teachers.
New DocsTeach Activity: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In this new activity on DocsTeach.org—our online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives—students will read, analyze, and summarize Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We suggest teaching with this activity during a unit on civil rights in grades 9–12. Approximate time needed … Continue reading New DocsTeach Activity: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Join Us for a Primarily Teaching Summer Workshop
We are now accepting applications for Primarily Teaching—our summer institute for educators on using historical documents in the classroom. Learn more and apply online. Summer 2014 workshops will be conducted at: The National Archives at Chicago, June 23–27 The National Archives in Washington, DC, July 7–11 The National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA, July 21–25 The National Archives … Continue reading Join Us for a Primarily Teaching Summer Workshop
February is African American History Month
In celebration, the National Archives has teamed up with other federal agencies and cultural institutions to provide digital content, including resources for teachers. Along with the Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, we pay tribute to the generations of … Continue reading February is African American History Month
New Teaching Activity: From Dred Scott to the Civil Rights Act of 1875
Students will learn how rights for African-Americans changed quickly from the Dred Scott decision to the Civil Rights Act of 1875 by examining primary sources and explaining the relationships between them.