The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark achievement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. With the incredible perseverance of the people fighting for civil rights, it was inevitable that they would be victorious. However, the passage of the Civil Rights Act
Teach For America is one of the most well-funded and destructive educational non-profits in America. Although it started out with good intentions, a deeper look into the organization reveals that many of the individuals who work there are outwardly promoting socialist ideas and are forcing
Learning for Justice (formerly known as Teaching Tolerance), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), does anything but teach justice and tolerance. Promoting domestic terrorist Bill Ayers as a role model for educators and declaring that capitalists are white supremacists, it is clear
Most historians and history teachers agree that preserving history is of the utmost importance; as history gets lost to time, so do its lessons. The choice to nearly omit the horrific atrocities of Joseph Stalin from many curriculums is a dangerous one. Erasing Stalin’s deadly
When Malcolm X and Bill Ayers become the model of protest, the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and those who peacefully protested will be erased from history, leaving much of our youth with the idea that violence is how progress is made. Many students
Making an emotional connection to people and events in history helps students understand it better. In this World War II lesson, students will learn about the enormity of the undertaking of D-Day including its purpose, risks, sacrifices, and success. Students will read letters from soldiers
Martin Luther King, Jr. is an incredible inspiration to people around the world today who suffer from injustice. His commitment to nonviolence made him an effective and esteemed leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Today, King is remembered for his remarkable strength, perseverance, and dedication
Credited with much of the success of the Renaissance was the Medici family of Florence. Their history is a tribute to early capitalism and its roots in adding value to wealth and those willing to take risks. As a successful banking family, the Medici’s secured
While many have debunked the ideas of Howard Zinn, The Locke Society is the only organization working to end the infiltration of Zinn’s anti-American agenda in school curricula. His presence, not only through his published works, but through educational organizations that have been created in
Curriculum developers and teachers might not be reading Howard Zinn’s book, A People’s History of the United States, but the materials they are using are clearly connected to him and his vision of America. One of the ways that Zinn’s ideas make it into the
