In this lesson plan students will examine primary sources to determine the level of threat caused by the buildup of Soviet ...

In this lesson, students will examine primary sources to understand John Brown’s actions in Harpers Ferry and will develop a ...

Discover the fascinating story of penicillin, an antibiotic that revolutionized the medical world. From its humble beginnings ...

This lesson plan outlines topics for short research projects and classroom performances related to the Mexican War. Have ...

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the association led the black civil rights struggle in fighting injustices such as the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently collected the laptop used by an IRS Criminal Investigation ...

Looking for ideas and other ways to celebrate jazz during April and year-round? Find the category that best suits you or your organization and read through some of our favorite ways to celebrate and ...

Before the 1860s most of the South had only a rudimentary public school system. After the Civil War, southern states ultimately created a dual educational system based on race. These separate schools ...

Learn where to eat, shop, and play during your visit to the museum. The main eatery for the National Museum of American History is Eat at America’s Table, serving a changing menu of American regional ...

Women served in the Civil War as nurses, spies, and vivandières. Explore these stories with students through a video clip and close examination of two dresses and a woman's uniform. This lesson plan ...

The Brown decision declared the system of legal segregation unconstitutional. But the Court ordered only that the states end segregation with “all deliberate speed.” This vagueness about how to ...