Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family Foundation for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Racial Lynching in the United States (en español)
This map uses research from African American sociologist Monroe Nathan Work to pinpoint the location of the 4,000+ racial lynchings that occurred in the United States since 1848. This resource is in Spanish.
Segregation and Precipitating Events (en español)
This excerpt from an FBI investigation of the murder of Emmett Till describes some of the Southern norms that were created to enforce white supremacy. This resource is in Spanish.
Mississippi Miscegenation Laws (en español)
This document lists in chronological order the evolution of Mississippi miscegenation laws between 1865 and 1942. This resource is in Spanish.
The Brown Decision (en español)
This document gives students the immediate historical context of the Till murder by summarizing the segregationist reaction to the Brown decision and the emergence of White Citizens’ Councils in Mississippi. This resource is in Spanish.
Quotes from the Mississippi Constitutional Convention 1890 (en español)
This source includes quotes from delegates at the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention asserting the desire to create a government to uphold white supremacy. This resource is in Spanish.
African American and White Voter Registration in Louisiana (1878 -2010) (en español)
This graph shows the strategies that white Southern legislators used to disenfranchise African Americans during the Jim Crow era. This resource is in Spanish.
Language, Names, and Individual Identity
Learn about the relationship between name, identity, and tradition reflected in Inuit naming practices.
Métis
Learn about the development of the Michif language and how it exemplifies a fusion of Métis and French cultures.
Words Matter
An Anishinaabe woman of Cree and Ojibway descent recalls the first instance in her childhood when she encountered the term Indian.
Words, Places, and Belonging
Read excerpts that explore the importance of land and landscape to Indigenous identity and culture.
“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind”
Thomas King's poem explores the difference between stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples and how these people live their lives in contemporary Canada.