The past fifteen years have seen renewed interest in the civil rights movement. Television documentaries, films and books have brought the struggles into our ho

The civil rights movement transformed the United States in such fundamental ways that exploring it in the classroom can pose real challenges for instructors and

In Teaching America, more than 20 leading thinkers sound the alarm over a crisis in citizenship—and lay out a powerful agenda for reform. The book’s unprece

This edited volume serves as a place for teachers and scholars to begin seeking ways in which popular culture has been effectively tapped for research and teach

The premise of the Teaching American History (TAH) project—a discretionary grant program funded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Elementary and Seco