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House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) addresses a National Press Club luncheon

Daily Video October 24 2019

The life and legacy of Congressman Elijah Cummings

Use this NewsHour lesson to learn about the life and legacy of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.

Women's World Cup Final - United States v Netherlands

Daily Video July 09 2019

How the U.S. women's World Cup victory is the perfect civics lesson

In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students will learn about the U.S. women's soccer World Cup victory and how it is also a good civics lesson.

A student from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American Vietnam veteran Nathan Phillips in Washington

Daily Video January 25 2019

Lesson plan: Covington Catholic incident through a media literacy lens

Discuss media literacy strategies you can use when it comes to understanding current events and issues, including the confrontation between Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his classmates, and Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

Daily Video January 21 2019

Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. for today

Use this lesson on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss dreamed of an America where people would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"

Lesson Plan February 26 2018

Lesson plan: Social justice through the lens of the Black Panthers

Hear from Stanley Nelson, director of "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution," who discusses the role social justice plays in documentary filmmaking

Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America

June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.

Daily Video February 19 2016

Montgomery police honor civil rights history in officer training

In Montgomery, Alabama, County Police Chief Kevin Murphy recognized that many of his younger police officers were not aware of the turbulent civil rights history of their city.

Lesson Plan February 18 2016

Lesson Plan: How the Civil Rights Movement embodied a time of change

The Civil Rights Movement did not begin suddenly in the 1960s, nor was it a short battle. To understand the enormity of the famous March on Washington, we compiled a timeline of major civil rights events in the 100 years leading up to August 20, 1963.