Video Introduction to Supreme Court Controversies throughout History Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video Generations in Captivity: Slavery in America Ira Berlin, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland, describes how the complex interplay of regional and generational factors shaped the development of slavery in the antebellum United States. ...
Video The Emergence of the Frontier, the Expansion of Railroads, and Mining Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Video The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words Government and Civics, Literature 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video How Did the American Abolition Movement Begin? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video What did Jefferson think about American freedom? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family Story of Slavery and Freedom Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ James G. Basker (Barnard College, Columbia University) discusses his latest book, American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (The Library of America, 2012). Basker, who is also the president of the Gilder...