Teaching Activity. By Matt Vriesman. 60 pages.
A three-day lesson that engages students in historiography, primary sources, pop-up debates, and blackout poetry to explore the profound hopes, losses, and legacies of Reconstruction.
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of racially segregated public schools, affirming that such segregation was not in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Sherrilyn A. Ifill. 2018. 240 pages.
Examines the lynchings of Black Americans between 1890 and 1960 and the racial trauma still resounds across the country.
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Teaching Guide. By Bill Bigelow and Norm Diamond. 1988. 184 pages.
Role plays and writing activities project high school students into real-life situations to explore the history and contemporary reality of employment (and unemployment) in the U.S.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Henry Adams. 2026. 286 pages.
The testimony of Henry Adams, who traveled to the nation's capital to tell an unforgettable story of violence, resistance, and social action in the post-Civil War South.
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Profile.
Mother Jones (1837–1930) was a labor leader and organizer.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Kidada Williams. 2012. 281 pages.
This book documents African Americans' testimonies about racial violence during Jim Crow, and the crusades against that violence that became political training grounds for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Picture book. By Jonah Winter, with illustrations by Nancy Carpenter.2020. 40 pages.
The story of Mary “Mother” Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphia to New York in a fiery protest against child labor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
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Picture Book. By Selene Castrovilla, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson. 2026. 80 pages.
The story of Henrietta Wood, who was enslaved twice — but who demanded justice and was awarded the largest reparations ever granted for enslavement.
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