Introduction

Each of these modules is focused around a single primary source. Watch a scholar analyze the primary source carefully, then watch a teacher talk about a lesson plan centered around that primary source, and then watch a video of that teacher’s classroom.

John Smith Map of Virginia

 John Smith Map, Virginia
(1612)

Declaration of Independence

 Declaration of Independence
(July 4, 1776)

John Brown's Body Song

 John Brown Song
(Civil War Era)

Brown v. Board of Education

 Massive Resistance Cartoons
(1950s)