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Karales: March from Selma to Montgomery

detail of James Karales's photo of Selma-to-Montgomery marchJames Karales’s majestic image, the Selma to Montgomery March for Voting Rights,1965”  from the Picturing America portfolio, is proof of American moral conscience in action and illustrates the spirit of the civil rights movement. Teachers Resource Book. More . . .

JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s

JFK photo, civil rights speechBring the voices of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson into your classroom as they strategize how to move the country forward toward greater equality of opportuntiy in the 1960s. More . . .

Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God

portrait photo of HurstonCelebrate Women’s History Month with a study of American writer Zora Neal Hurston’s life and times…. Alice Walker’s tribute to her, which lies near Hurston’s unmarked grave, reads: "A Genius of the South"1901 [sic] – 1960 Novelist, Folklorist Anthropologist … Delve into the folklore and folklife that permeates her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and have students record their own oral history. More . . .

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Exploring Women’s History

Women's History Month provides an ideal opportunity for students to learn about and connect to the lives, struggles, and achievements of women who came before, in order to better understand our world today. More . . .

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American Experience: Dolley Madison
dolley madison portraitDolley Madison defined the role of the President’s wife, became America’s first First Lady, and in the process changed the face of the American presidency. Remember the Ladies: The First Ladies. Also, Women in the White House.

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Native Americans, Afghanistan, Modern Presidents, Camelot, WWII, Whitman, and More. . .

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