Civic Engagement
How does the way we teach history effect the today's youth perception of their role in society?
Does the pursuit of names and dates, rather than the critically examining strategies for change and learning about the great sacrifices ordinary people made to challenge injustice, give young people the impression that you have to be hero to change the world?

Technology and Education
How is new technology, like the Internet, Web design and distance learning affecting education today?
What effect does uniting classrooms across geographic lines have on our children's education?
The Civil Rights Global Learning Network is using lesson plans from Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching in it's online campus, so that students can become the creators, instead of consumers, of electronic technology. This project also allows K-12 teachers from across the country to collaborate by posting their students' work and receiving feedback, sharing resources and community stories, participating in forums and integrating technology into their Civil Rights Movement curriculum.

Women’s Work- the untold story of the Civil Right’s Movement
The Civil Rights Movement often focuses on the actions and sacrifices men took in the struggle for freedom. But what about the many women organizers, whose incredible stories of triumph and sacrifices are left untold?

Hip-Hop and the Civil Rights Movement
The power of Hip-Hop is undeniable, as it's popularity and style continues to spread globally, but how will it affect political activism in today's youth? With P. Diddy's Vote or Die campaign, Russell Simmon's Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and a host of other stars starting their own foundations to uplift their communities, will Hip-Hop find it's political voice and inspire the next Civil Right's Movement?

Talking to Children about the Civil Rights Movement
How do we talk to our children about the Civil Rights Movement and explain injustices in a way that children can understand and relate to, without being traumatized or frightened?
Take a look at our featured lesson Who is Linda Brown, to see the approach some teachers are taking to personalize the civil rights struggle for elementary school children.

What role did the Labor Movement play in the struggle for civil rights?
Often times the Civil Rights Movement is isolated from other movement's that were taking place in our country. How did the successes and failures of the labor movement effect the struggle for civil rights?

Taking a Multicultural Approach to Civil Rights Teaching
At a time when the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, should teachers begin integrating the freedom struggles of the Native Americans, Chicanos, Asian Americans and other groups into civil rights teaching? How will teaching the struggles of America's immigrant community affect the pride, self-esteem and cross-cultural understanding in our nation's schools?