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U.S. History
Constitutional Foundations for the U.S. Democratic Republic (25)
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Abel Meeropol, Billie Holiday and A Song Born in ProtestLearn about teacher and author, Abel Meeropol who penned the haunting song of protest, Strange Fruit, in this segment from Independent Lens. 
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9-12 |
Video |
Abraham Lincoln's WordsIn this video excerpted from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. cites several examples of Lincoln’s use of “seemingly simple but profoundly eloquent language to express and ennoble his cause.” Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
Video |
Abraham Lincoln, Attorney at LawThis video segment, excerpted from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, explores Lincoln’s years as a "prairie" lawyer.
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1-12 |
Video |
All in the FamilyThis video from the series Faces of America details the process of documenting family history and tracing lineage back through maternal and paternal lines. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
All Things LincolnThis video segment, excerpted from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, explores the ongoing cultural fascination with physical artifacts of Abraham Lincoln’s life. Accessibility features: Transcript |
1-12 |
Video |
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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9-12 |
Video |
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. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
The Birth of a NationThis 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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9-12 |
Video |
Blacks and Whites in the New SouthThis segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow illustrates the precarious and ill-defined relationships existing between whites and blacks following the Civil War.
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9-12 |
Video |
Booker T. Washington: An Education
This video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow chronicles Booker T. Washington’s invitation to head the Tuskegee Institute and explains his philosophy of education.
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9-12 |
Video |
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The ConflictThis 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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7-12 |
Video |
Bush on LincolnIn this video from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. interviews former president George W. Bush about Abraham Lincoln and the controversial choices they both faced as wartime leaders.
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9-12 |
Video |
Charles Hamilton Houston: Laying the Groundwork for Integration In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, observe how Charles Hamilton Houston laid the groundwork for the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education as he documented separate and unequal conditions for black and white students in the south. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Charles Hamilton Houston and His Legal Challenge Against Jim Crow
This video fromThe Rise and Fall of Jim Crow profiles Charles Hamilton Houston, the chief council for the NAACP, and his legal challenge against Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Learn about Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder of an educational institution for young African Americans, in this video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.
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9-12 |
Video |
The Civil Rights Cases This video from the series The Supreme Court details both the Court’s contribution to the end of Reconstruction and its first major dissent. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
A Colony of AliensIn this video segment from Faces of America, learn about Benjamin Franklin’s objection to German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania. Accessibility features: Transcript |
7-12 |
Video |
A Community of People Now In this video segment from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, Bill T. Jones struggles to find meaning and relevancy for the life of Abraham Lincoln in today’s social and political landscape. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois’ crusade against American segregation and discrimination in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
The Dickerson Case Against expectation, Justice William Rehnquist upholds the Miranda warnings in the case of Dickerson v. The United States in this video from the PBS series The Supreme Court. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |