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Immigration is an important topic in American History. So, don't just talk about it! Allow your students to "connect" with the 19th century immigrant population by exploring structures like Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York. The website for this historic location offers a plethora of resources that will enable you to bring the past to life. FIND OUT MORE »

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Connecticut Historical Society

Photograph, The Connecticut Historical Society.

Explore the political and sociocultural history of Connecticut. [...] »

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Website

Photo, Lintel above a Torah ark from a synagogue in Nentershausen, DE...

The Holocaust must be remembered. This site will give your students a closer [...] »

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Digital Archive

Photograph, Gustevas Roberts, rear, Sept. 4, 1957, Dumbell, Charlotte Observor

Explore Brown v. Board of Education through interactive activities and personal [...] »

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A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

Slide, "Cutting Burley tobacco. . . ," 1940, Marion Post Wolcott, Flickr Commons

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco? [...] »

The Royal We: Princesses of the Past

Print, "H.R.H. Princess Margaret," New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Daughters of rulers and subjects of history...are these statements on women of [...] »

Column A and Column B

Chinese newspaper, dishware, basket and other unidentified items: From Alice Io

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

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John Brown's Raid

Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? Southerners? [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America

Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, and [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Negative, Victory Corps. . . , Alfred T. Palmer, September-October 1942, LoC

Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Screencap, home page, NMAAHC

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Photo, Barking Frog, Mark A. Musselman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why? [...] »

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What Happened to the Royal Family of Hawaii After the U.S. Took Over?

Casket of Queen Liliuokalani lying in state in the palace

In Hawaii today, a large number of people might be considered heirs or pretenders to the Hawaiian throne, were it ever to be revived. [...] »

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