Equipping Educators. Empowering Students.
Whether you're planning a field trip, hoping to get hands on with history, or leading a lesson, you’re helping learners become changemakers.
OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING PORTAL
Free Lessons, Resources, and Activities for your classroom, ready to inspire.
Explore our growing online library of lesson plans, interactive exercises, and primary source-based activities. From the Civil Rights Movement to today’s global human rights issues, these resources are designed for classrooms, community spaces, and lifelong learners.
Virtual Learning Portal
Explore our growing online library of lesson plans, interactive exercises, and primary source-based activities. From the Civil Rights Movement to today’s human rights issues, these resources are designed for classrooms, community spaces, and lifelong learners.
Civil Rights
Lessons and resources that bring the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to life including strategies of protest, profiles of resistance, and the fight for systemic change.
Human Rights
From refugee rights to climate justice, explore tools to teach global struggles for dignity and equity—and how they connect to local actions.
FIELD TRIPS:
EXPERIENCE THE MUSEUM
TEACH HISTORY. INSPIRE COURAGE. EMPOWER ACTION.
Our field trips help students connect civil and human rights lessons to the world they live in today. Designed for grades 3–12, in-person experiences deepen understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and spark reflection.
Traveling Trunks:
History You Can HOld
BRING HISTORY TO LIFE IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Award-winning kits filled with artifacts, lesson plans, and activities that make the Civil Rights Movement come to life. Each trunk tells a vital story and equips students to see themselves in the fight for justice.
Perfect for classrooms, camps, or community programs.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Rich primary sources and engaging artifacts
- Standards-aligned lesson plans
- Hands-on, flexible learning activities
TRUNKS AT A GLANCE
Our Ethical Footprint: How What We Buy Has a Global Impact on Human Rights
Trace the human cost of everyday goods and explore how consumer choices shape global human rights.
Making Headlines: The Role of Media in the Civil Rights Movement
Discover how media shaped the Civil Rights Movement—before smartphones and hashtags.
Unlocking History: Black Female Leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Explore the strategic leadership of Black women like Jo Ann Robinson and Claudette Colvin.
Planning For Change: The Strategy Behind the March on Washington
Step into the role of movement strategists and learn how civil rights leaders mobilized the masses.
Youth in Action: The Guiding Role of Young People in the Civil Rights Movement
Meet the student leaders who helped shape the Movement—and inspire today’s changemakers.
Uncovering the Past: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre Through AR, Primary Sources, and Interactive Learning
Meet the student leaders who helped shape the Movement—and inspire today’s changemakers.
ready to bring history to life?
NAVIGATING DIFFICULT TOPICS
You don’t need all the answers, you just need a starting point. Our resource guide helps educators create brave spaces for discussing race, inequality, and rights with care and clarity.