BBC
Bbc News: Us Immigrants Stage Boycott Day
Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67, Lesson 1: Protest: Why and How
In this lesson plan, students examine the reasons for protests by reading about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. By using primary source documents, learn historical reasons for protesting and compare them with the situation in...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67:What Happened in July 1967? How Do We Know?
In this lesson plan, students learn about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. Using primary sources, identify the causes of the disturbance in July, 1967. Links to the relevant information is provided.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Clasificacion De Los Seres Vivos
All known form of life gathers in large groups, which are called kingdoms. This site provides a thorough overview of the five kingdoms with many illustrations. The lessons contain 15 interactive activities.
Vocabulary.com
Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" (1963)
This site contains a list of 96 words from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s writing, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a piece written in 1963. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations,...
Youngzine
Youngzine: Women March Around the World
Read about the historical Women's March on Washington. Find out about what they were protesting, and how social media played a role.
Read Works
Read Works: Protecting the Platypus
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the platypus and efforts being made to protect it and its habitat. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Other
No More Miss America (1968 1969)
Well-written article relates the story of the Miss America Beauty Pageant protest in 1968 by the New York Radical Women.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Thousands of Schools Shut in England
Article reports on a teachers' strike in England.
Black Past
Black Past: Barnett, Ida Wells
This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.
Other
The Progressive Magazine
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition
A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Read about the 1963 protest that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Source: No Stamped Paper to Be Had
Lesson plan that directs students through the process of using primary source documents to understand the colonists' objections to the Stamp Act.
Curated OER
Infoplease: History of the Tea Party Movement
It is somewhat difficult to find an unbiased website on the modern Tea Party movement as the very mention of the words invoke strong feelings for both supporter and critic alike. Infoplease provides information on the birth, the message,...
Curated OER
Pbs News Hour Extra: Illegal Immigration Protest: Photograph
Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.