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Close Up Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1988
This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the videotape "Democracy and Right's: One Citizen's Challenge." The videotape takes a case-study approach toward understanding rights. It examines the story of Ernest Green, one of nine black students who helped integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. Green's case…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1995
Dedicated to celebrating the importance of law in U.S. life, the 19 stories collected in this volume are about legislators who enact the law, judges who interpret it, and lawyers who practice it. The stories describe the contributions to the United States through the law of distinguished individuals, emphasizing the devotion of many lawyers to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Civics