The 2008 Wall Street Bailout

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" traces the unprecedented decisions made by the U.S. government to intervene in the financial crisis of 2008.

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Abolitionist Leader William Lloyd Garrison

This video adapted from American Experience: “The Abolitionists” profiles William Lloyd Garrison, founder of The Liberator and a leader of the American Anti-Slavery Society, whose position on the slavery question generated strong and often violent resistance to the abolitionist cause.

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Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Scrapbook

These materials document the goals and activities of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

Alexander Hamilton: Early Influences

In this video segment from American Experience, learn about how the events of Hamilton's youth in the West Indies influenced the direction of his life.

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Alexander Hamilton: Most Likely to Succeed?

Explore the conditions and circumstances of Alexander Hamilton’s youth and the strengths he carried with him into his adult life.

Analyzing Primary Source Media

In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students analyze primary source news footage to gain insights into public sentiment toward historical figures, issues, and events of the past 50 years.

Are Teens Addicted to Texting?

In this resource featuring video segments adapted from Wide Angle Youth Media: “Textaholic,” a teenager explores the role of texting in her life and speculates on whether teens are addicted to texting.

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The Atlanta Riot

Learn about the events leading up to the Atlanta Riot of 1906 in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.

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Audrey Hendricks

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Audrey Hendricks recalls her arrest and jailing at the age of nine for participation in the Children's Crusade of 1963.

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Barbara Johns of Farmville, Virginia

In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, learn about 16-year old Barbara Johns, a high school student who, in 1951, organized a student walk-out to protest inferior educational conditions at Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia.

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Baseball and Social Change: The Story of Roberto Clemente

In this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students explore how a culture changes as new groups of people enter it, focusing on the experiences of baseball player Roberto Clemente and the influence of Latino culture in the United States.

Bayard Rustin

This transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize documents the leadership strategies of March on Washington organizer Bayard Rustin.

Bayard Rustin: A Freedom Budget, Part 1

This audio excerpt captures the beginning of Bayard Rustin's 1967 "Freedom Budget" speech, describing the social and economic impact of racism over time.

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Bayard Rustin: A Freedom Budget, Part 2

This audio excerpt from Bayard Rustin's 1967 "Freedom Budget" speech outlines a nine-year plan to end poverty in America.

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The Bayonet Constitution

This video from American Experience describes the events that forced Hawaiian King Kalakaua in 1887 to accept a new constitution for Hawai‘i that limited his power and gave increased influence to white landowners.

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The Birth of a Nation

This video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith, which presents a distorted image of African Americans in the South and created a heightened atmosphere of violence upon its release.

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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Conflict

This video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights W.E.B. Du Bois’ criticism of Booker T. Washington for focusing on the economic advancement of blacks and accepting the injustices of Jim Crow.

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Boston Desegregation

This excerpt from WGBH's Evening Compass news program summarizes events of the first year of the 1974 Boston school desegregation plan.

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Boston Desegregation Controversy, 1974

In this 1974 television news footage from WGBH: "Evening Compass", citizens stage a protest in response to mandatory busing to desegregate the Boston Public Schools.

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Brown: A Landmark Case

This video segment describes the players and events of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and how it galvanized the Civil Rights movement as well as white resistance.

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