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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.

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Kennewick Man: Science and sacred rights
Students learn about the discovery of Kennewick Man and what this ancient skeleton suggests about the earliest inhabitants of North America. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities