Hasan Jeffries, professor of history at The Ohio State University on Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, and author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black Belt presents on the fight African Americans have taken to live their First Amendment freedoms.

Former Maine newspaper editor Chet Lunner brings a unique, 360-degree perspective of current affairs and "fake news" as a veteran journalist, 9/11 government spokesman, and crisis communications expert. He looks at the history and impact of misinformation, how Maine's founders predicted the dangers of "alternative facts," and some solutions that anyone can employ.

First Amendment Museum board secretary and First Amendment expert Gene Policinski interviews author Ian Rosenberg about his book, "The Fight For Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms."

A numbered crossword puzzle to help students learn about their five First Amendment freedoms and related topics.

"WRDS MTR: We need to listen to each other." Portland Press Herald opinion columnist Bill Nemitz, who has worked in journalism for four decades, talks about his experience with the First Amendment, including thoughts on the "c-word" (censorship), Governor Paul LePage, and vulgar vanity plates.

"Fake news: not a new problem, it's a new platform." Many questions surrounding free speech, the First Amendment, and the role of disinformation have arisen since the storming of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6th, 2021. Chet Lunner, national correspondent, press secretary, and intel officer provides a unique perspective on the role of fake news, the First Amendment, and our national government.

"Educating people about their five freedoms is a life's work." Gene Policinski, the senior fellow for the First Amendment at the Freedom Forum, and former president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute talks about the First Amendment.

"They were written on paper, not on stone." Hasan Jeffries, professor of Civil Rights & Black Power history, author, and podcast host, touches on how speaking up has shaped our culture, how the First Amendment is critical when thinking about the Black experience, and why "freedom for the thought that we hate" is most important.

"The First Amendment is like the owner's manual for Americans." Matt Storin, former editor of the Boston Globe, discusses how the freedom of the press protected him and his newspaper from being sued for reporting on the truth.

"The First Amendment is Americans' superpower." Noelle Trent, the Director of Interpretation, Collections & Education at the National Civil Rights Museum, talks to us about the movement in the wake of George Floyd's murder, differences between the protests of today and in the '60s, and how the First Amendment is Americans' "superpower".

In this Bill of Rights lesson, the teacher or presenter leads the class narratively through a scenario that attempts to raise questions about all of the areas protected by the First Amendment.

A word search to help students learn about their five First Amendment freedoms and related topics.

Author and law professor Mike Meyerson, a gifted storyteller and animated speaker, explores the themes and history of religious freedom in the United States, from the founding fathers to present-day issues surrounding COVID.

A craft to teach about the strong African American tradition of quilting and include the vibrant, patterned textiles of Africa.

A craft to teach about the symbolism that the Maine Suffragettes, a group in Maine who fought for women to have the right to vote, used when wearing yellow daffodils.

Ryan M. Jones, historian and Museum Educator at the National Civil Rights Museum – the site of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination – presents on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement.

Christian Cotz, CEO of the First Amendment Museum, introduces Dr. Bettye Kearse, author of The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family, and filmmaker Eduardo Montes-Bradley, as they present Eduardo's new film based on Bettye's book. Both the book and the film chronicle Kearse's family credo which was passed down for 200 years: "Always remember—you're a Madison. You come from African slaves and a president."

This lesson plan helps students understand how the First Amendment was comprisedduring WW1 and learn more about censorship. After viewing WW1 propaganda, and learning about censorship, students will act as censors after they read real letters from the WW1 era. Students are going to act as censors after theyread letters from the World War One era.

Protest music is the soundtrack behind the great historical events that shaped our country, from the American Revolution to the 2020 Presidential Election. The First Amendment protects the freedoms that allow free expression and the creation of protest music. This exhibition explores the evolution of American protest songs and samples various styles, genres, and causes that have been advocated for and represented through music, from 1774 to today.

Learn how the suppression of Free Speech and Free Press by the US Government had a disastrous influence on the spread of the Spanish Flu. We take a broader look, as well as focus on one small Maine community, to see the lives affected by this deadly disease and the tragic consequences of the restriction on First Amendment freedoms.