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The Civil Rights Movement in Context: Investigate the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement, its leadership, its opposition, and its legacy, including lesser-studied events of the movement and primary sources.; Take this course: Begins February 2.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990, the ADA guarantees equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. The ADA also provides for reasonable accommodations to increase the numbers of students with disabilities in primary, secondary, and postsecondary education.

Japanese-American Grocery Store: A large sign reading "I AM AN AMERICAN," hangs over the storefront windows of a Japanese-American grocery store in San Francisco, California. The day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the owner hung this sign. Later, the store was closed and the owner...; Format: image

Poster announcing military evacuation of Japanese-Americans, 1942: Format: image/poster

20th century warfare: Unique contributions of the American Indian: In this lesson, high school students will assess the importance and contributions of the American Indian in the United States' twentieth century wars. They focus in particular on the Navajo Code Talkers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By John B. Jones.

And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment: Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Patricia Camp.

North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot.; Format: book (multiple pages)

American History: This selection of American history resources found on LEARN NC takes students from the very infancy of our country to modern times.; Format: bibliography/help

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech: Students will display their understanding of the symbolism and references that Dr. King used to enrich his famous speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by constructing a “jackdaw,” a collection of documents and objects.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Charlotte Lammers.

Ackland Art Museum: Features online versions of art museum's exhibits and permanent collection, field trip guidelines and activities, lesson plans, and in-depth institutional background.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Reading photographs: A picture is worth a thousand words — but which words? Questions can help students decode, interpret, and understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Expansion and empire, 1867–1914: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.1; The United States expanded its economic influence and added overseas territory in the last decades of the nineteenth century, but the drive for empire was tempered by a strong anti-imperialist strain in American politics.; Format: article

Vietnam: Educator's guide: A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?; Format: article/teacher's guide (grade 6–12 Social Studies); By Steve Goldberg.

University of Washington Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project: A website about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The site contains a virtual exhibit focusing on the Puyallup assembly center, an exhibit on Camp Harmony, enhanced access to archival guides, information on Japanese Canadian internment,... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of Washington

Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives: This digital archive brings together the collections of 8 different California depositories which document the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: California Digital Library

A More Perfect Union - Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution: Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute this website covers the historical period of Japanese Americans during World War II. The rich content is broad in scope and enhanced with images, interactive features, music, and audio narratives. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American history

Conscience and the Constitution: Video, audio, primary sources, archival images, and fascinating stories that tell the tale of Japanese Americans resisting the draft while in American concentration camps during WWII. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: PBS

Ansel Adams’s Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar: Contains photographs taken during World War II by noted photographer Ansel Adams documenting life at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, a Japanese American internment camp, in California (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Library of Congress

Giving voice to history: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the period during World War II when U.S. government ordered more than 120,000 Japanese Americans to detainment camps. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts