GJELTEN: Well - exactly. I mean, the idea was that white Europeans made the best Americans. Then along came the 1960s. We decided this is a discriminatory policy; we need to change it.

This first lesson could begin with the question "What does migration mean?" The word migration may stimulate responses dealing with migratory birds and animals. Explain to the children that such ...

According to an article last Wednesday in The New York Times, a reverse Great Migration of African-Americans from the North to the South is occurring. Why is this happening? The Times piece cites ...