The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. In addition to grants, NEH also supports educators learning through institutes that can be fully funded and usually occur during summer months. Often times at the conclusion of said institutes, participants have the opportunity to develop curriculum with other educators to take back to their respective classrooms.

This lesson traces the long history of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating beliefs, aspirations, observations, joys, despair, resistance, and more across U.S. history. Lesson includes objectives and standards, sample lyrics, lesson plan, assessment and extension activities.

This Women's History Teacher's Guide provides compelling questions, lesson activities, resources for teaching about the intersection of place and history, and multimedia resources to integrate women's perspectives and experiences throughout the school year.