Like Frederick Douglass, this historian had originally viewed the Constitution as pro-slavery. Yet a close look at Douglass's writings revealed a Constitution that empowered the federal government to abolish slavery.

A close look at contemporary voting rights issuesvoter identification laws, English only laws, and felon disenfranchisementdemonstrates ways in which voting rights can be restricted by seemingly ordinary requirements.

By providing a critical frame through which to study history, essential questions engage students and facilitate deeper thinking about the content under investigation.

A recently launched National Archives online exhibit is a creative teaching tool that features 1,200 specially chosen documents, artifacts, sound recordings, and much more.

As an elementary school prepared to move to a larger building, the entire community joined together to create a time capsule for their counterparts of the future.

Students take on the roles of archivists and researchers when they study primary documents at the Constitution in Action Lab.

Aiming to correct myths about the Viet Nam War, this author regularly leads groups of students to learn about the country firsthand.

Blurring the boundaries between disciplines can yield notable results, as was demonstrated when an eighth-grade class approached history through literary activities.

Students will learn a great deal about the process of presidential speechwriting when they study primary documents related to well-known speeches such as President Reagan's Omaha Beach Memorial Remarks.