Celebrating Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day
In honor of both occasions, some resources for teaching and learning.
View ArticleEveryday Voices: Finding Black History in Unexpected Places
How can we teach African-American history through the everyday voices of ordinary people and not just iconic leaders? In recognition of Black History Month, we invite students and teachers to explore...
View ArticleText to Text |‘I Have a Dream’ and ‘The Lasting Power of Dr. King’s Dream...
In this Text to Text, we pair Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech with a reflection by the Times literary critic Michiko Kakutani, who explores why this speech has such lasting power.
View ArticleFair Elections in Jeopardy? Connecting the Dots Among Voting Rates, Rights...
In this lesson, we help students make connections among voter participation rates, the history of voting rights and new state voter ID laws. We also provide several ideas to help students investigate...
View ArticleFront Page History: Teaching About Selma Using Original Times Reporting
In this lesson we encourage students to become historians — to read original Times reporting on the Selma marches and uncover important distinctions between primary and secondary sources.
View ArticleText to Text |‘What Would Malcolm X Think?’ and ‘After the Bombing’
In this Text to Text, we feature an Op-Ed written by Malcolm's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, in which she asks “What would Malcolm X think?” about today’s violence and activism. We pair it with an excerpt...
View ArticleText to Text |‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘History of Lynchings in the South...
In this Text to Text we pair an excerpt from Chapter 15 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" with a recent Times article on the Equal Justice Initiative report documenting the history of racial lynching in the...
View ArticleTeaching ‘Mockingbird,’‘Watchman’ and Harper Lee With The New York Times
Does "Watchman" change how you'll teach "Mockingbird"? Here are six ideas for teaching "Mockingbird" today, as well as many resources for connecting Harper Lee and her work to the world around us.
View ArticleText to Text |‘Why Reconstruction Matters’ and ‘Black Reconstruction in America’
In this lesson plan, students consider the dangers of biased historical scholarship and the relevance of Reconstruction today.
View ArticleEquality Under the Law? Investigating Race and the Justice System
In this lesson, we ask students to study the 14th Amendment to discern what it means and how it has been interpreted. Then, we suggest Times articles that examine how our criminal justice system treats...
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