perspective of someone like the chief justice or frederick douglass, leaders that themselves new the taranto forces of government to not protect their rights. that did not eliminate the fact that these individuals said these rights still exist. and that goes to the core things today, human beings have rights and its governments job to protect them. and when government fails in that path it's up to all of us to call government to account. and i think what civic education does well and what it should do well is let people know that we have to teach the whole of our history and we have to recognize where we failed, where we lived up to this promise and also to challenge everybody in this country to hold our government to account that these rights are extended to each individual regardless of where they live. >> i'll point out on your website you got several elections related to narrow american history including the stain on the american character, john marshall as one of the lesson plans available there on the bill of rights institute website. last caller for today let's hear from philadelphia,

perspective of someone like the chief justice or frederick douglass, leaders that themselves new the taranto government to not protect their rights. that did not eliminate the fact that these individuals said these rights still exist. and that goes to the core things today, human beings have rights and its governments job to protect them. and when government fails in that path it's up to all of us to call government to account. and i think what civic education does well and what it should do well is let people know that we have to teach the whole of our history and we have to recognize where we failed, where we lived up to this promise and also to challenge everybody in this country to hold our government to account that these rights are extended to each individual regardless of where they live. >> i'll point out on your website you got several elections related to narrow american history including the stain on the american character, john marshall as one of the lesson plans available there on the bill of rights institute website. last caller for today let's hear from philadelphia, pennsylva

perspective of someone like the chief justice or frederick douglass, leaders that themselves new the tarantoof government to not protect their rights. that did not eliminate the fact that these individuals said these rights still exist. and that goes to the core things today, human beings have rights and its governments job to protect them. and when government fails in that path it's up to all of us to call government to account. and i think what civic education does well and what it should do well is let people know that we have to teach the whole of our history and we have to recognize where we failed, where we lived up to this promise and also to challenge everybody in this country to hold our government to account that these rights are extended to each individual regardless of where they live. >> i'll point out on your website you got several elections related to narrow american history including the stain on the american character, john marshall as one of the lesson plans available there on the bill of rights institute website. last caller for today let's hear from philadelphia, pennsyl