The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture opens this month in Washington, D.C.

Teachers and students can bring history to life by donning period clothing or carrying objects common in past eras to engage students and enhance classroom presentations.

C. Frederick RisingerStudents can travel to historical sites, explore museums, and study notable art without ever leaving their computers. The author recommends some exceptional websites for these virtual field trips. 195

Teaching and learning about refugee crises around the world can help us solve these emergencies.

—Ronald W. EvansThe author places contemporary controversies about the social studies curriculum in a historical context. 322

In “Teaching beyond Curricular Certainty: Telling Bayard Rustin’s Story to Kindergarteners” and the associated pullout “Documents for Telling Bayard Rustin’s Story to Kindergarteners,” Corey R. Sell, Dorothy Shapland, Caroline Klein-Callea, and Melanie Ernst look beyond focusing primarily on Martin Luther King Jr. and other celebrated Black Americans.