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Jackie Robinson with Martin Luther King Jr, and other prominent leaders

What connections do documents related to the Jackie Robinson Testimonial Dinner in 1962 make between these two men? [...] »

Letters from U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War reveal perspectives very different from the official language of liberation. [...] »

Harriet Tubman (left) and her family

Can you trust a biography? What questions can you ask about a book's writer, subject, and audience? Historian Tiya Miles analyzes an 1869 biography of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. [...] »

Diaries give a personal view of historical events. Historian Peter Hahn interprets the diary of Robert Ode, kept as he was held hostage in Iran. [...] »

Notices for Japanese-Americans to report to camps. LOC

How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian Frank Wu examines Executive Order 9066, the document that delegated power to the military and made internment possible. [...] »

Photo, Baseball game, Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., 1945, Ansel Adams, LoC

If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond? Historian Frank Wu uses Ansel Adams's photos of the Manzanar internment camp to jump-start conversations on responsibility and identity. [...] »

Bartleby, The Scrivener in Putnam's Monthly in November and December 1853

Is reading a piece of historic literature once enough? Not if you want to get the most out of literary sources. [...] »

Untitled daguerreotype of Niagara Falls taken in 1853 by Platt Babbitt

What does an 1853 daguerreotype have to say? Plenty, says Frank Goodyear, particularly about tourist culture and the rise of railroads and photography. [...] »

Portrait of Bill Tatnall playing the guitar during a 1935 recording expedition

Written primary sources only tell you so much, says historian Lawrence Levine. To learn about history that was never written down, listen to sources like these two songs. [...] »

Milk Tickets for Babies, in Place of Milk, created by Thomas Nast in 1876

Today, we accept paper—and electronic—money as a fact of life in the U.S. Historian Michael O'Malley analyzes an 1876 cartoon from the days when "greenbacks" were new. [...] »

 
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