A close look at the contemporary role of social media in social justice struggles can prompt an engaging class discussion about tactics for social change—from the 1963 Civil Rights March to the 2017 Women’s March.

In this article, the author reflects on his early moments as an educator and the harsh realities he faced, and shares his journey of the change he embraced and enacted.

Inviting students to study the featured newspaper editorial about the Battle of Little Bighorn can launch an engaging lesson on Westward expansion and Native-settler conflict.

Teaching young people to track congressional representatives and public issues through Congress can engage students with their government and advance their civic participation.

In this lesson, students use primary sources to understand how a climate of fear influenced the president to sign the order that forced the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Carrying out face-to-face interviews with American seniors can make U.S. history more relevant to students, and especially those who are first- and second-generation citizens.

Focusing on barrier-breaking individuals in teaching about history not only fosters hero-worshipping, but ignores the power of groups in initiating broad social change.

The featured artwork highlights the 52 words of the Preamble to the Constitution. The accompanying document shows, however, that these well known words underwent many changes before reaching their final form.