Civil Rights in America: Yesterday and Today

Duration: 60 minutes

Grades: 9th grade and up

The ideals of democracy and equality are defining features of the United States, which has become a model worldwide. However, some people have been left out. Focusing on the African American experience, this program explores “compromises” we’ve made to these founding principles—from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement—as well as our continuous striving toward them.