Online Learning Opportunities

Students of the Civil Rights Movement 

Wednesday, January 11 | 12 p.m. ET 

*Great for 3rd – 5th grade students

Celebrate student voices in the civil rights movement live from our Story of We the People exhibit! We’ll discover the stories of the Little Rock Nine, a group of students who insisted on equality for all, and how their actions shaped our constitutional history. 

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The Fight for Civil Rights and Liberties Tour

Wednesday, January 25 |12 p.m. ET

Friday, January 27 | 1 p.m. ET

Join us as we celebrate the civil rights movement with live virtual tours of the Center’s The Story of We the People exhibit and explore the civil rights movement from the Declaration of Independence to today. The tour examines key leaders of the civil rights movement, its core constitutional arguments, its legacy, and the impact of the Warren Court.  

For Educators

Professional Learning Session

First Amendment: Speech and Press

Wednesday, January 18 | 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET

Participants will examine the historical context and the drafting of the First Amendment—with a special focus on the factors motivating America’s Founding generation. We will also examine various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech, and look at how those definitions have been applied throughout history. We will explore modern court cases that impact students’ lives directly and discuss meaningful ways to include students in the broader conversation about free speech in schools and with technology. 

Now Available: Summer Teacher Program Applications!

Every summer, the National Constitution Center hosts educators from across the country in its summer institutes series, bringing together top educators and ideologically diverse constitutional scholars. Educators gain new content knowledge, teaching tools, classroom-ready resources, and skills for improving constitutional literacy.

This summer, the Center is offering four opportunities for these professional learning programs:

• Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14 | Constitutional Conversations and Civil Dialogue (in-person weeklong institute)
• Monday, July 10 – Wednesday, July 12 | Constitution 101 (three-day virtual workshop)
• Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21 | First Amendment (in-person weeklong institute)
• Wednesday, July 26 – Friday, July 28 | The 14th Amendment (three-day virtual workshop available exclusively to members of our Teacher Advisory Council)

Applications are open until Friday, February 24. Email questions about any of these programs to Sarah Harris, at [email protected].

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Religious Liberty at the Founding

Professors Vincent Phillip Muñoz and Michael McConnell discuss Muñoz's new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses, what freedom of religion meant at the founding, and what it means today.

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