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Daily News Lesson October 31 2024

A Democracy Minute: Mitt Romney on American optimism

Watch and reflect on these 60-second video clips about democracy in America
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Daily News Lesson October 29 2024

A Democracy Minute: George Takei on a people's democracy

Watch and reflect on these 60-second video clips about democracy in America
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Daily News Lesson October 28 2024

A Democracy Minute: John Lewis on nonviolence in America

Watch and reflect on these 60-second video clips about democracy in America
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Post September 17 2024

News Hour Classroom's Journalism in Action website

The site continues to grow covering the role of civic engagement in U.S. history through journalism
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Daily News Lesson September 04 2024

D.C. youth volunteer to preserve historic Black cemeteries

Discuss how students can help preserve the past in their communities
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Daily News Lesson July 16 2024

Art in action: How students can explore history through art in a national competiton

See the projects made by students in this year's National History Day competition
Former U.S. President Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Daily News Lesson May 30 2024

Trump convicted on all 34 counts in New York trial

Discuss the details of the first felony conviction of a former U.S. president in U.S. history
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Student Voices May 30 2024

Student Movie Recommendation: 'Bridge of Spies' finds a connection between the two sides of the Cold War

Hear from one high school student about why a movie set in during the Cold War is relevant today
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Daily News Lesson May 19 2024

The lasting legacy of Brown v. Board and ongoing challenges

Discuss the work that still needs to be done to fulfill America's promise of an equal society
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Daily News Lesson May 13 2024

Why "photographic justice" mattered to Asian American photographer Corky Lee

Celebrate May's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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