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Alabama Press Conference
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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Daily News Lesson January 08 2024

How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters

Based on Judy's Woodruff's America at a Crossroads series
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Post January 06 2023

"Strongman" author Kenneth C. Davis talks with educators about teaching Jan. 6 and how democracies fall
In conversation with several dozen teachers, Davis also discusses the need for robust social studies programs for saving our democracy
Trump supporters breach the US Capitol
Lesson Plan January 05 2022

Lesson plan: Connecting Post-Civil War mob violence and the Capitol Hill Riot

Explore historical parallels between the aftermath of the Capitol Hill Riot and the Reconstruction period following the Civil War
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Post March 02 2021

Educator Voice: Why this educator doesn't shy away from teaching the day after a traumatic event
Pro-Trump protesters clash with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 …
Democrats debate one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily Video January 13 2021

Daily News Lesson: The House impeaches President Trump for a second time
Discuss what's expected from the second impeachment of President Trump.
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Post January 12 2021

Educator Voice: Voices on teaching the insurrection at the Capitol
PBS NewsHour EXTRA held a Zoom with educators, staff and students, on Jan. 7, just one day after th…
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest outside the Capitol in Washington
Daily Video January 12 2021

Daily News Lesson: Capitol attack forces reckoning with radical, right-wing political factions
Discuss why extremist violence is a threat and what's being done to counter it.
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Lesson Plan January 10 2021

Insurrections in American History: 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries

To discuss after the mob violence at the Capitol on January 6th: How are race and class connected to insurrections in the history of our country?
Protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily Video January 08 2021

Classroom Resource: Police response at the Capitol raises issues of ‘white privilege’
In this lesson, discuss the treatment of the violent mob at the Capitol by law enforcement versus the heavy-handed tactics employed on peaceful protests over racial justice.
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