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Daily Video August 06 2025

How the Supreme Court has reconsidered the Voting Rights Act

Have students research other examples of when the law has come under threat.

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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

FILE PHOTO: A voting booth is seen at a polling center inside a fire station in the Coral Gables neighbourhood during the Democratic presidential primary election in Miami

Post October 09 2020

Educator Voice: How to empower students this election season

By Sari Beth Rosenberg For the first time in my 19 years of teaching, I met my new student…

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Post February 21 2020

Educator Voice: Why "There is no better superhero – fictional or not" than John Lewis

"I'm often asked, who is your favorite superhero and what is your favorite comic? The answer is easy," according to this social studies teacher.

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Daily Video March 09 2015

How have voting rights changed in the past 50 years?

The 50th anniversary of the marches for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, brought a new focus to the relationship between race and voting today.

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