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History has been shaped and influenced by the out come of ancient trials—such as the Trial of Socrates in 399B.C.—to Rosenberg Trial in the 1950s. This site offers a comprehensive look at 50 prominent court trials throughout history and its resources can be used to give young learners an introduction to the history of the modern judicial system.

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Slavery in Canada
Postcard, Elliot Home. . . , 1910, Valentine & Sons', Toronto Public Library

Slavery in Canada? Who were these people? What were their lives like?

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Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Photo, Prisoner 4100, 1872, The National Archives UK, Flickr Commons

Review litigation studies ranging from mental health facilities and jail [...] »

Early American Newspapers: Series 1, 1690-1876

17th- through 19th-century newspaper articles from 23 states and DC.

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Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas

What do you picture when you hear her name?

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Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Early Telephone Etiquette

Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?

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Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

National Resources

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. [...] »

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

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Breaking the Confederate Line at Antietam
Litho., Lincoln and McClellan, Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, 1862.

Hour by hour account of how Union Generals moved on the battlefield at [...] »