What better way for a youth to explore issues of character and to find their ethical center than through stories? Here is a collection of inspirational and thought-provoking stories to fuel that search.
Henry Bliss Northup was the man who rescued Solomon Northup - whose slave name was ''Platt Hamilton'' - from slavery.
As crowds watching the Hindenburg disaster flee the scene of the conflagration, U.S. Navy sailors run toward the Hindenburg to help the injured people...
Making their point with EXTREMELY graphic depictions of slaves at work (and being punished for daring to rebel or escape), anti-slavery societies did ...
Segregation and discrimination was an American fact of life even during the Kennedy Administration. Herb Block create a political cartoon based on a r...
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 ...
James Benjamin Parker saw Leon Czolgosz approach President McKinley with a handkerchief in his hand. He then sprang into action.
Japan believed that its home islands were safe from attack by Allied bombers because no plane could reach Japan. That is, until Jimmy Doolittle and hi...
Jimmy Harrell was the Offshore Information Manager (OIM) on Deepwater Horizon. He had command of the oil rig while it was connected to the wellhead.
In his Friendship 7 space capsule, John Glenn is the first American to orbit Earth, becoming an instant hero in the process. His historic trip takes p...
Refusing to recant his beliefs, which were contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church, Jan Hus (John Huss) was burned at the stake outside the c...
Justice Joseph Story was one of America's most-famous jurists during his lifetime. He authored the decision freeing the Amistad captives.
Ken Taylor, Canada's Ambassador to Iran, risked his own life to help six Americans escape from Tehran during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He was awarde...
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