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June 17 | Grades 9–12

Wednesday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. A More or Less Perfect Union, A Personal Exploration by Judge Douglas Ginsburg – Our Constitution At Risk (Government)

Affirmative Action – Video
Eugene Debs – Article
Supreme Court – Discussion Guide
Slavery by Another Name: Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson – Article and Video
Plessy v. Ferguson – Article
Brown v. Board of Education – Articles and Videos
Documenting Brown 5: Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 – Document and Support Materials
Racial Profiling – Transcript


12:30 p.m. The Woman In White: Part 3 (British Literature)

Civil War Letters – Lesson Plan
Sullivan Ballou Letter and Background – Reading


1:30 p.m. Secrets of the Six Wives: Divorced (World History)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Meet the Wives. Catherine – Handbook
Catherine of Aragon Rules as Regent – Video
The Six Wives of Henry VIII – Resources


2:30 p.m. African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Black Atlantic (US History)

Harry Washington / The African Americans – Video and Support Materials
Successes and Failures in Resistance to Slavery / The African Americans – Lesson Plana
The Evolution of Slavery in Colonial Virginia / The African Americans – Video and Support Materials
The African-American Migration Story / The African Americans – Interactive


3:30 p.m. African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Age of Slavery (US History)

Harriet Tubman / Abolition Activist – Lesson Plan
Primary Source Set: The American Abolitionist Movement – Webpage
Successes and Failures in Resistance to Slavery / The African Americans – Lesson Plan
Antebellum Agents of Change: Causes and Effects of Abolition / The African Americans – Lesson Plan

A commemorative print of the Emancipation Proclamation
A commemorative print of the Emancipation Proclamation. | Courtesy of Kansas City Public Library via Missouri Hub/Digital Public Library of America, PBS LearningMedia

The American Revolution: A film by Ken Burns

A graphic with marble columns and text reading: AZ Votes Forum Trust and Technology
airs Nov. 24

AZ Votes Forum: Trust and Technology

Cailinn Allen, a member of the Gila River Community, talks about the history of the Gila River
aired Nov. 14

A River of Resilience: Gila River and the Akimel O’odham

Arizona PBS digital series, ‘Voter Ed,’ wins three regional Emmy® Awards

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