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Boston African American National Historic Site
Fannie Barrier Williams
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As a member of the National League of Colored Women, Illinois Woman’s Alliance, Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and other women-led organizations, Fannie Barrier Williams laid the groundwork for women’s civic participation in the late 1800s. She used her talents of speaking and writing to pursue activism for the Black women’s rights movement of her time.
Boston National Historical Park
Site of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government (BESAGG) Office
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While originally a civic organization dedicated to social reform, the 1901 Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government eventually shifted its primary goals to focus on women’s full enfranchisement and civic education. As a younger organization, it targeted a broader population for support.
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The Lillian Wald Residence, located in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. The property is significant as the residence and workplace of activist and humanitarian Lillian Wald. Wald is considered the founder of modern-day public health nursing, which she pursued through founding and running the Henry Street Settlement House from 1893 to 1933.
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World War II brought widespread attention to physical fitness and disability across the US. As part of the military’s mobilization, all drafted and enlisted men had to undergo physical and psychiatric examinations to assess their fitness for war. About 19 million American men were drafted, but nearly half of them didn’t make the cut. Explore some of the reasons behind the draft’s rejection rate of over 40% as well as some of the factors that disqualified people from service.
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Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building as a World Heritage Site.
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Octavius Catto was a Civil War and Reconstruction era civil rights activist, professional athlete, and civic leader who was assassinated in an act of political violence in 1871.
Chesapeake Bay
Lawyer's Mall
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Lawyer’s Mall, at the base of the steps of the Maryland State House, can be considered as the gateway to Annapolis. This civic plaza serves as a public gathering space today, and features a memorial honoring the accomplishments of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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This a series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focused on Wichita, Kansas, as an American World War II Heritage City. The lessons contain photographs, readings, and primary sources, with optional extension activities. The lessons highlight specific contributions (such as aviation, manufacturing and civilian volunteerism). The lessons also connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.
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The activities in this article explore topics relating to Malcolm X, including his relationship to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and racially restrictive covenants.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Pittsburgh Civic Commission
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Get students interested in economics and financial literacy with this short teaching resource based on the life of Madam C. J. Walker.
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This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front and Pascagoula, Mississippi designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary sources, including media literacy questions, and a culminating mastery project. The culminating project provides an opportunity to combine themes from the three other lessons in the Pascagoula collection. This is to summarize the city’s contributions and connections to the overall U.S. home front.
National Historic Landmarks Program
Reviving Leadville’s Jewish Legacy
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Temple Israel is an important testament to Leadville, Colorado’s story of Jewish settlement. Originally known as Oro City, Leadville was once the largest of Colorado’s historic mining towns, experiencing successive booms beginning in 1860. From early days, Jewish merchants, many of them German immigrants, supplied the booming town with goods like clothing and groceries. By 1880, some 400 Jewish residents contributed to Leadville's social and civic life.
Lowell National Historical Park
Series: Women's Activism in Lowell
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We can trace the origins of women’s civic activism in Lowell to the early 1830s. After leaders within several local corporations voted to lower wages, women in Lowell stood up against the city’s corporate interests. They staged walkouts and later, wrote petitions to fight for better work conditions, including shorter days. But how far could women take a social movement without the right to cast ballots?
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Three lessons and culminating fourth lesson support the development of understanding the significance of Wichita, Kansas, an American World War II Heritage City. Highlights include contributions to the wartime industry and workforce, such as the mass production of aircraft, defense manufacturing, and volunteerism and contributions made by many civilians. The lessons highlight specific contributions but connect to larger themes and understandings of the U.S. WWII home front.
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This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front with Wichita, Kansas, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson has photographs, readings, optional media, and a culminating mastery project. The culminating project contributes to learners’ understandings of the city as a WWII Heritage City, with the opportunity to combine lesson themes from the 3 other lessons in the Wichita collection. This is to summarize the city’s contribution in WWII.
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This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Forms for historic Rosenwald schools in Alabama, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas. These are among the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Use this lesson to explore the history of the historic St. Louis courthouse.
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People page for disability rights activist Judy Heumann
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Civics education can fit into a variety of social studies classrooms. These lesson plans make use of young people’s aptitude for creating and sharing information digitally. The lessons can be used in conjunction with other Teaching with Historic Places lessons or on their own. This series was created by Talia Brenner and edited by Katie McCarthy, NCPE interns with the Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education. All lesson plans are designed to fit into about an hour.