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National History Day 2022-23–Frontiers In History: People, Places, Ideas

Check out our resources for National History Day 2022-23!

Grades: 6 - 12

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The Importance of the Preclearance Provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! Center for Social Development Director Denise Lieberman explains the importance of the Preclearance Provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 4:58

America’s Civil Rights Movement: Legislative Landmarks

Learn about the struggles and successes to pass landmark legislation during the Civil Rights Movement and the policies the legislation established.

Grades: 6 - 12

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Constitution Day: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Current Implications Program 1

View this archived program as historians, lawyers, and voting rights experts discuss the reasons for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what it took to pass the Act, the Act's on-going impacts, and the ...

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 60:16

The Impact of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama on Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! Although Bloody Sunday was a tragic event, Mark Updegrove of the LBJ Museum, said that seeing the violence on their televisions caused Americans to say it was time to for a change.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 3:10

The Importance of Voting Rights Protests on Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! Mark Updegrove explains President Johnson’s thinking on when and how to pass a voting rights bill.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 3:49

The Difficulty of Proving Voting Discrimination Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! Attorney Stephen Davis gives background to elements of the Voting Rights Act of 1954.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 2:12

The Impact of Grandfather Clauses on Voting Rights Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! The Hon. Catherine Perry provides an explanation of what Grandfather Clauses were and did.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 2:32

Setting the Context for Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

New August 2022! Using historical clips from various videos, the reasons behind the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are shown.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 13:38

The Evolution of the Voting Rights Act

Learn about the changes the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has undergone since its original passage and the Constitutional basis for the Act.

Grades: 6 - 12

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Constitution Day: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Current Implications 1

Historians, lawyers, and voting rights experts explore the reasons for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what it took to pass the Act, the Act's on-going impacts, and the state of voting rights today.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 60:16

Constitution Day: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Current Implications 2

Historians, lawyers, and voting rights experts explore the reasons for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what it took to pass the Act, the Act's on-going impacts, and the state of voting rights today.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 60:25

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