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Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration

Civics for All of US

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

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Classroom Based Assessments – Where to start

Doing Social Studies

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. So, you need to design a CBA?

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Constitution Day Resources

ACRE

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today. Government: PP.2.USG.2

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OPINION: Access issues for students go beyond online content, extending to housing and food

The Hechinger Report

Students without home internet access will likely need to go to public spaces, such as libraries and restaurants, to keep up with their coursework. Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds live off the stipends from financial aid as their primary source of income. Housing and food insecurity.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Doing Social Studies

One student’s letter clearly showed their frustration with social distancing when they wrote, In conclusion, you should support Government restrictions due to the Coronavirus. I was able to locate Topeka’s “shut down” order through the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link.

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Where to Find Stuff on tah.org: Document Page

Teaching American History

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. Still, to paraphrase a famous campaign slogan from the 1990s, for TAH, it’s the documents, stupid!