This new permanent collection at the National Archives showcases documents and images related to "the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights." Readers may want to begin with the Online Exhibit. Here they will find six informative categories: Equal Rights, Rights to Freedom and Justice, Rights to Privacy and Sexuality, Workplace Rights, First Amendment Rights, and Rights of Native Americans. Each category contains well-researched annotations and plenty of primary sources to spice up lesson plans and classroom activities. For instance, the Equal Rights section provides a chronology of the history of rights in the United States, from the 15th Amendment onward. Interested readers may also enjoy the Museum Exhibit, which details the Exhibit Concept and offers sections on African Americans, Women, and Immigrants.
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