2025 Theme Book - Rights & Responsibilities in History

NHD’s 2025 theme is Rights & Responsibilities in History. To study rights and responsibilities in history, we must ask questions. Who decides who has rights? Does everyone have the same rights? Who decides on the limits individuals should or should not have? Why? What led to establishing certain rights, and to whom were they given? How have people, governments, or institutions decided what parameters should be set to enforce responsibilities? How are such decisions justified?

The Theme Book contains guidance for understanding and presenting the theme, topic ideas, research tools, and classroom resources from NHD and NHD partners.