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Daily Video March 06 2017

Harriet Tubman's home designated as National Park

The National Park Service recently made Harriet Tubman's home in Auburn, New York a national park, celebrating the later chapters of her life.

Lesson Plan October 25 2016

Lesson Plan: To Vote or Not to Vote

Explore why voting is an important responsibility for citizens

Lesson Plan July 06 2016

How to use anti-LGBTQ laws to explore social justice

In order to learn more about social justice issues, students will look at important laws affecting members of the LGBTQ community, including Mississippi's House Bill 1523.

North Carolina Clashes With U.S. Over New Public Restroom Law

Daily Video June 08 2016

How a Kentucky school is handling transgender bathroom policy

Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky became the first public school in the state to adopt an official policy for transgender students two years ago.

Daily Video June 02 2016

PBS NewsHour hosts town hall with President Obama

The PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill hosted a special event, 'Questions for President Obama,' on June 1 in Elkart, Indiana. Elkart was the first city Obama visited after he was elected president in 2008.

Post May 26 2016

Five things to know about North Carolina’s House Bill 2

Find out what North Carolina's infamous House Bill 2 means for the transgender community and for the state of North Carolina.

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.