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The Civil Rights Cases

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. OER Level

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9-12

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A Colony of Aliens

A Colony of Aliens

In this video segment from Faces of America, learn about Benjamin Franklin’s objection to German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania. OER Level

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7-12

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A Community of People Now

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. OER Level

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9-12

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The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow

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. OER Level

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9-12

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The Dickerson Case

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. OER Level

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9-12

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The Double V

The Double V

In this video segment from Soldiers Without Swords, learn about the "Double V" campaign launched by the black press during World War II to empower African-Americans at home and abroad on the war front. OER Level

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6-12

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Drawing the lines: Parties fight for redistricting power

Drawing the lines: Parties fight for redistricting power

In this video adapted from Need to Know, students learn about redistricting and the impact it has on elections, and democracy, in America. OER Level

9-12

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Edisto Island

Edisto Island

In this video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, freedmen on Edisto Island receive the news that their land will be taken away. OER Level

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9-12

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Exploring Religious America

Exploring Religious America

In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, learn about Muslims in Lawrenceville, Georgia, their plans to build an Islamic cemetery and the stiff objections from their Christian neighbors. OER Level

5-12

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FDR and the Court

FDR and the Court

In this video from The Supreme Court, the Court reverses its practice of protectionism for big business to protect the worker. OER Level

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9-12

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Finding Their Voice

Finding Their Voice

African Americans in the 1920's had a new attitude. In this video segment from A Walk Through Harlem, learn about the Harlem Renaissance. OER Level

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6-12

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The Fourteenth Amendment - Part I

The Fourteenth Amendment - Part I

This video segment from The Supreme Court introduces viewers to the Fourteenth amendment. OER Level

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7-12

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The Fourteenth Amendment - Part II

The Fourteenth Amendment - Part II

In this video segment from The Supreme Court, learn about the 1883 Supreme Court decision that marked the end of federal protections for individuals in states and the beginning of Jim Crow segregation. OER Level

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7-12

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Getting an Education

Getting an Education

This video segment, adapted from NOVA, chronicles the education of leading chemist Percy Julian. Although Julian began his elementary school years in the Deep South under Jim Crow laws, he became one of the few African Americans of his time to earn a Ph.D. OER Level

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6-12

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Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon v. Wainwright

Learn how the case of Gideon v. Wainwright brought about sweeping change in the American justice system in this video segment from The Supreme Court. OER Level

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9-12

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Griswold v. Connecticut

The “right to privacy” as a legal issue is the topic of this video segment from The Supreme Court. OER Level

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9-12

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Having a Strong National Government

Having a Strong National Government

In this video from The Supreme Court, partisan politics influences the development of the United States as a young republic. OER Level

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9-12

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Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism

Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism

Learn about Ida B. Wells’ life-long fight for African-American civil rights in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. OER Level

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The Impact of Deportation

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. OER Level

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6-12

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Isaiah Montgomery Founds Mound Bayou

Isaiah Montgomery Founds Mound Bayou

This video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow profiles Isaiah Montgomery who, in 1887, established the all-black town of Mound Bayou in the Mississippi Delta. OER Level

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