Rights in America

This DocsTeach page includes a variety of primary sources and teaching activities exploring the ways Americans, including African Americans and others, have fought for, attained, and protected their rights. Many documents at the National Archives illustrate how individuals and groups asserted their rights as Americans. Use this site to find teaching activities to explore the topics such as slavery, racism, citizenship, women’s independence, immigration, and more.

https://www.docsteach.org/topics/rights
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Resource provided by National Archives and Records Administration

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 4, 5

Subjects

Citizenship, Voting, Elections, Politics, History, Judicial Branch/Supreme Court, Rights and Responsibilities

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class, Small Group, Individual Work, Analysis, Primary Source

Constitution Articles

First Amendment, 14th Amendment, 19th Amendment

Tags

civil rights, voting rights, slavery, immigration, Native American rights, Hispanic rights, Latinx rights, Americans with Disabilities, citizenship, women's rights