Excerpts from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and from John Fante's Ask the Dust, as well as a variety of primary source documents provide the background for an examination of the migrant experience from 1920-1945.

In this knowledge worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about Elvis Presley, Thanksgiving, London, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. In this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.