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Rights and Responsibilities in History

Use this special DocsTeach page from the National Archives to help your students prepare for National History Day 2025. Choose teaching activities to get them thinking about rights and responsibilities in history. Share primary sources for possible NHD topics. Search for additional primary sources for a variety of historical topics.

Find even more resources for National History Day from the National Archives on www.archives.gov/education/history-day.

Cover Image: "Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial]"

Primary Sources for Possible NHD Topics Rights and Responsibilities


Teaching Activities Related to Rights and Responsibilities

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