This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers study the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, and the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. They can also help them prepare for National Suicide Prevention Week and the anniversary of 9/11, both coming up in September. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.
MLK Speaks to March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Consider these titles for your classes:
- The March (Item #58655)
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech (Segment from Great Speeches, Volume 1 [Platinum Edition]) (Item #49139)
- The March on Washington, 1963 (Item #48845)
- Year by Year: 1963 (Item #43267)
- No Easy Walk 1961–1963: Eyes on the Prize—America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954–1985 (Item #58635)
U.S. Women Win the Vote: 19th Amendment Is Ratified, August 18, 1920
Consider these titles for your classes:
- One Woman, One Vote (Item #44178)
- The Oratory of Women’s Suffrage (Item #49201)
- Generations: American Women Win the Vote (Item #55114)
- Amendment 19: Women’s Right to Vote (Item #8108)
National Suicide Prevention Week, September 10–16
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Suicide (Item #70750)
- Helping Someone Who’s Suicidal (Item #70751)
- Understanding Youth Suicide: A Guide for Teachers (Item #129318)
- Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (Item #114984)
- There’s No 3G in Heaven: Addressing Teen Suicide (Item #53077)
Patriot Day: Remembering 9/11
Consider these titles for your classes:
- For the Love of Their Brother (Item #129349)
- My Life after 9/11 (Item #58521)
- Bill Moyers Journal: 9/11: For the Record (Item #38820)
- Rebirth (Item #86485)
- Millennium: America—The Story of Us (Item #43285)