In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Teaching American History Lesson Plan site, students will use primary sources to analyze how African Americans shifted party loyalty from the Republican party to the Democratic party, in part due to Roosevelt and his New Deal programs.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Teaching American History Lesson Plan site, students will delve into how difficult school integration was despite the Brown v. the Board of Education landmark decision. Students will examine legal documents, press reports, and personal accounts of the era in order to understand the complex social conditions that made integration a decades long endeavor, with issues that still exist today.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Teaching American History Lesson Plan site, students will explore both the civil rights movement and the cold war in the years of 1946-1968. Students will analyze the role of Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy in their commitment to civil rights and what role the Cold War played in their civil-rights initiatives.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education History Labs site, students will explore the Second Red Scare, McCarthyism, and the anxiety that plagued American culture post World War II. Students will analyze primary source material to explore whether or not they believe the Rosenbergs were guilty or innocent.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education History Labs site, students will explore how busing emerged as a solution to "self-segregated" cities where white flight dropped enrollment in public schools as families moved to the insulated suburbs. Students will examine narratives from parents, students, administrators, and journalists.

In this 16 page pdf lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education History Labs site, students will explore the components of the 1935 Social Security legislation and evaluate the modern debate over Social Security and the expansion of the federal government.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education History Labs site, students will explore the causes, responses to, and repercussions of the Dust Bowl in 20th Century America.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education History Labs site, students will explore how the Cold War affected American foreign policy in Latin America in the 1950s. Students will analyze primary sources to determine if the U.S. acted in order to contain communisum or in order to protect the business interests of the United Fruit Company.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Teaching American History Lesson Plan site, students will explore the relationship between Cuba and the United States, and examine primary sources in order to understand the causes and consequences of the failed coup.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Assessment Resource Center for History site, students will explore primary sources in order to demonstrate their ability to read critically and identify claims from two sources on the same topic.

The Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the first half of the 20th Century is one of the pivotal social events in U.S. history, and helped to set the stage for the modern Civil Rights movement. By examining historical letters, pictures and editorial cartoons, students will come to understand the motivations behind the migration, and its lasting impact on small communities and cities.

In this lesson from the UMBC Center for History Education Assessment Resource Center for History site, students will view a primary source photograph from the Women's Suffrage Movement and assess its significance, allowing teachers to assess their critical reading of a visual image.