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Daily News Lesson April 17 2026

Why the spirit of volunteering is a defining part of America's identity

Discuss the history of voluntary civic participation in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson March 20 2026

Americans divided on nation's history as 250th anniversary nears

Learn how historic memory is being contested as the U.S. approaches 250 years
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Daily News Lesson March 09 2026

Environmental justice advocate works to save family farm

Discuss environmental justice and the history of black land ownership in the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson February 26 2026

As America turns 250, historian Joseph Ellis examines the founders’ promise and their failures

Learn more why Ellis describes slavery and the treatment of Native Americans as great contradictions in American history
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Daily News Lesson February 14 2026

Community Connections: George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

Discuss how Washington might think of the state of democracy in the U.S. today
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Daily News Lesson February 12 2026

Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals

Discuss some of the struggles for freedom and equality that are still ongoing in one of the cradles of American democracy
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Daily News Lesson January 29 2026

George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

How has the first president's vision for the country been shaped by the centuries?
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Lesson Plan January 19 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day classroom resources

Examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with these lesson plans and videos
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Lesson Plan January 18 2026

Lesson plan: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as a work of literature

Students will study Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and discuss the literary influences on King's speech
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Lesson Plan January 15 2026

Lesson plan: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot

Examine the words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in relation to Jan. 6
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