Civil Rights History Project Guide

Created by an act of Congress in 2009, the Civil Rights History Project is a joint initiative between the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It entailed surveying existing oral history collections relevant...

Artifact Inquiry

To investigate the story behind an object from another person’s point of view, choose partners and take turns acting as both interviewer and interviewee. Select an interesting artifact that your partner is wearing or carrying or have the partner select something to...

Insider and Outsider Reflection

Before experiencing a museum or other learning experience that includes cultural representation and identity, it is important to think deeply about our own perspectives that may inform our responses and analysis. Use this worksheet to inventory some assumptions you...

Mexican Puppetry

We have provided a level of detail in this curriculum that will give guidance to teachers working with a theater artist in your community in teaching the lessons with your students. Mexican Puppetry is a middle school ELL 34 lesson cross-curricular folk arts...