Social Studies Story Briefs

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

Segregation and discrimination was an American fact of life even during the Kennedy Administration. Herb Block create a political cartoon based on a r...

Jackie Kennedy looked radiant on the morning of November 22, 1963.

Lt. Col. Paul Bates, commanding officer of the 761st Tank Battalion, was impressed with Lt. Jack Robinson's influence over the men in his unit, so he ...

Jacques d'Arc (sometimes written as Jacquot d'Arc) was Joan of Arc's father.

Jacques Necker (1732 - 1804) was trusted by the French people and, for a time, served as Louis XVI's Minister of Finance.

James Benjamin Parker saw Leon Czolgosz approach President McKinley with a handkerchief in his hand. He then sprang into action.

James Figg (1684-1734) is credited with reviving the ancient sport of boxing in Britain (where he is known as the “Father of British Boxing”).

Learn more about the author, James Joyce and his work Ulysses.

Learn about this famous author through the work of Ten Great Writers of the Modern World - James Joyce's Ulysses"

If James Joyce loved his town Dublin so much, why did he leave?

James Meredith wants to become the first African-American to enroll at Ole Miss, but segregationists have other ideas. Thus begins a battle between ci...

In February of 1761, James Otis opposed taxation laws imposed on the American Colonies by the British Parliament.

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