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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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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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.

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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The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Money, Power and Wall Street" explores the changes in the U. S. financial market that ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis.

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College, Inc.: The Sales and Marketing Story

From FRONTLINE College, Inc., explore the the aggressive marketing practices of for-profit colleges.

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Desegregation in San Francisco

This audio excerpt from National Public Radio's All Things Considered examines policies designed to achieve racial diversity in San Francisco's schools and their impact on Chinese Americans.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben, 1990

In this 1990 archival news footage from Cambridge Community Television, environmentalist Bill McKibben speaks about the possible effects of climate change at an Earth Day celebration in Cambridge, MA.

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Environmental Justice: Opposing a Toxic Waste Landfill

This video segment adapted from Earthkeeping: “Toxic Racism” talks about the early days of the environmental justice movement and how the health of minority communities can be compromised by the disproportionate numbers of hazardous waste facilities located there.

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Environmental Justice in Dallas

Follow a Dallas community's fight to receive federal Superfund status to clean up the damage from a high-polluting lead smelter, in this video segment adapted from Earthkeeping: "Toxic Racism."

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Geospatial Revolution: Food Deserts

Food deserts refer to a lack of easy access to nutritious food. They exist all over America as an outcome of poverty. This video from Penn State Public Broadcasting’s Geospatial Revolution shows how geospatial technology can help change this reality.

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The Impact of Deportation

In this video excerpt from FRONTLINE: "Lost in Detention," an immigrant family with American-born children copes with the aftermath of the mother's deportation to Mexico because she lacked legal status.

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A Language Immersion Story

This video from Media That Matters: Immersion tells the fictional story of Moises, a young immigrant to the United States with limited English, as he struggles to do well in school.

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Learning to be Nipmuc

This resource featuring two video segments adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: “We Shall Remain” introduces students to Keely, a young girl who has a strong attachment to a local landmark that belongs to her community.

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Obama's Deal: The Deal Making Begins

From FRONTLINE Obama's Deal, explore the role of negotiations and compromise in passing major reform legislation

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The Oil Crisis, 1979

Drivers wait in long lines at gas stations because of shortages resulting from the oil crisis in this 1979 television news footage from the Northeast Historic Film.

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Questioning Jewish Identity

This video segment from Finding Your Roots details Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s struggle with her Jewish identity and explains how she overcame her doubts to ultimately become a rabbi.

Reaction to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968

In this April 1968 archival news footage from the Boston Public Library, citizens at a public rally in Boston, Massachusetts, respond to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Reconsidering Brown

In the video segments presented in this activity, leading historians and legal scholars reflect on the promise of the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, and why it remains unfulfilled.