September 30, 2025 This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore the intersection between immigration law and the right to free speech. It includes: 1) An overview of the history of visa denial in early 20th century, which allows students to assess historical fears of radical immigrants through the close reading of a political cartoon. 2) A discussion of the denial of visas to communists and alleged radicals in the Cold War, through a classroom exercise and discussion of an excerpted newspaper article. 3) An assessment of the role of the First Amendment in challenging visa restrictions through a close reading of a Supreme Court decision in 1972.
December 17, 2024 This guide consists of curated primary and secondary sources to help students connect environmental history to broader themes in twentieth century US history.
January 27, 2021 Students learn about the sixteenth president’s relationship with Jewish Americans and his policy of religious tolerance.
September 3, 2019 Analyze data from the U.S. Census Bureau in the social studies classroom.
June 13, 2019 Make large-scale historic events like the Holocaust personal with artifacts and stories from individual human lives.
March 23, 2012 How do people talk about and understand the Holocaust today in the U.S. and around the world?
February 28, 2012 View testimonies on the Holocaust, create videos, and learn the importance of ethical editing.
January 18, 2012 Ever wondered about the wartime experiences of Latinos and Latinas? VOCES seeks to help remedy the gap in U.S. popular historical narrative.
October 15, 2011 This site, produced by PBS, uses multiple resources to examine the history and influence of Jewish culture in the U.S.
September 23, 2011 Connect with your ELL students with this bilingual Puerto Rico Encyclopedia!
April 28, 2011 Frederick Douglass approached the abolition of slavery from within the confines of the Constitution.
April 18, 2011 Most African Americans (free or slaves) never joined the ranks of the Confederacy. Are there cases where individuals did?
February 10, 2011 Wanting to go deeper into the history of labor and marginalized groups in the U.S.?
January 12, 2011 Segregation and equality in America was a case of double standards.
December 7, 2010 “Local custom” was at odds with company policy in Jackson, MS.
November 21, 2010 Part of a series of laws that displaced Native Americans from land allotted to them through treaties with the U.S. government.
October 18, 2010 Raising “the terrible weapon of self-defense” during riots in 1917 Illinois.
September 15, 2010 In an attempt to salvage a failed Confederate agenda, John Wilkes Booth swore to destroy President Abraham Lincoln’s policy of extending civil liberties to African Americans.
August 3, 2010 At the virtual home of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture, six exhibits highlight ethnic culture in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
July 14, 2010 African Americans and Native Americans have had a long and complex relationship, often characterized by their similar exclusion from the fruits of freedom envisioned during the American Revolution.
January 29, 2010 Missouri teachers looking for primary sources, look no further. Explore this portal for resources from libraries, universities, archives, and heritage sites throughout the state.
October 7, 2009 View 22 census data samples and 65 million records from 13 federal censuses.
October 7, 2009 View 1,300 pieces of sheet music composed by and about African Americans.
October 7, 2009 An excellent site for new study into the “white trash” demographic.
October 7, 2009 An impressive website for the study of Jews and Judaism in the United States.
October 7, 2009 Your first resource for photographs and images depicting African Americans during the 19th century.
October 7, 2009 Travel the Underground Railroad with this interactive website.
October 7, 2009 An oral history of 1968, as told by a variety of Rhode Island residents, focusing on Civil Rights and Vietnam.
October 7, 2009 A collection of 20 portraits by African American artists from the Harmon Foundation.
October 7, 2009 Learn about the ethnically diverse history of Tucson, AZ.
October 7, 2009 A collection of primary sources detailing early Asian-Americans in Tucson, Arizona.
October 7, 2009 What impressions did the average citizen or foreigner form of early America and its people?
October 7, 2009 If you need primary sources on the Spanish in North America, try this site.
October 7, 2009 Explore World War II’s color film footage.
October 7, 2009 What was said, written, and drawn about slavery? Gain a more complete image of the institution, its evil effects, and how it felt to be a slave.
October 7, 2009 Explore the life of a major classical conductor.
October 7, 2009 What would it be like to grow up poor? Greek? Mexican? Rich?
October 7, 2009 Explore the history of “the forest city.”
October 7, 2009 What questions have past censuses posed? What were the results?
October 7, 2009 How does an industrial past shape current work and play? How does it affect what professions still exist in cities?
October 7, 2009 What do Vegas showgirls have to say about their time in the city?
October 7, 2009 Explore Depression-era, ex-slave, and urban youth life stories.
October 7, 2009 Take a peek at 1940s military life in Hampton Roads, VA.
October 7, 2009 How does the settling of the Siberian frontier compare to that of the U.S. West?
October 7, 2009 Find out what people thought of everything from ablation to vinegar in 1911.
October 7, 2009 Relive the construction of the city of steel—Gary, Indiana.
October 7, 2009 How many hospital beds did New Orleans have in 1960? Was it able to accommodate the poor and sick?
October 7, 2009 View maps of Liberia acquired during efforts to restore freedmen to Africa.
October 7, 2009 Access a selection of rare 19th-century books online.
October 7, 2009 Right this way for Seattle and Washington state history resources.
October 7, 2009 Explore Florida state, regional, and local history.
October 7, 2009 What would your life have been like as a Belgian immigrant in Wisconsin?
October 7, 2009 Observe statistical trends in U.S. beliefs and demographics from free speech to zodiac signs.
October 7, 2009 What crimes are most common? What is the demographic composition of the police force?
October 7, 2009 View 400 hundred years of cartography from the Illinois area.
October 7, 2009 How are Brazil and the U.S. similar? How are they different?
October 7, 2009 Explore French Louisiana, Canada, and the Great Lakes region.
October 7, 2009 Take a look at the “Constitution State,” with approximately 14,000 images depicting Connecticut’s history from the 19th through the 20th century.
September 10, 2009 Explore the clash of ideas and ideologies in early 20th century America.
September 10, 2009 A unique website designed to foster communication regarding all of the planet’s native peoples.
September 10, 2009 A great website for introducing African American history to young or new students.
September 10, 2009 One of the few resources dedicated to Seneca Village and the creation of Central Park.
September 10, 2009 This gateway site provides a wealth of resources pertaining to the American West.
September 10, 2009 Learn about all of America’s most famous female writers of color with this comprehensive website.
September 10, 2009 Follow the emancipation process through the eyes of its participants.
September 10, 2009 The 46 first-person accounts on this website effectively chronicle slavery in the United States.
September 10, 2009 Learn about race in American sports history through the life of Jackie Robinson.
September 10, 2009 Read the memoirs and letters of three 19th-century African American women on this website.
September 10, 2009 Visit this website for a firsthand view into the horror of the holocaust.
September 10, 2009 Use this site as a gateway to primary sources and online resources detailing Japanese Internment
September 10, 2009 Go back in time and witness the harsh conditions at Japanese Internment Camps during World War II.
September 10, 2009 Read and listen to firsthand narratives on slave life during the 19th century.
September 9, 2009 Explore campus protest ephemera and the youth movements of the 1960s and 70s.
September 9, 2009 Peruse this online exhibit on the history of Jewish life in the United States.
September 9, 2009 Which ethnic groups have made their homes in the Columbia River Basin?
September 9, 2009 Explore Jewish heritage outside of the Mid-Atlantic or the Holocaust.
September 9, 2009 What happened between 1880 and 1910 in the area where you live?
September 9, 2009 Have a question about New York City or state history? More than 750 articles available.
September 9, 2009 Read FBI files on and watch interviews about Malcolm X, human and African American rights activist.
September 9, 2009 View streaming videos on American folk culture from fox hunting to Zydeco.
September 9, 2009 Explore the folk lore of Florida—from musical performances and art to occupational lore.
September 9, 2009 What roles have Jewish women played in the Second Wave of feminism?
September 9, 2009 The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation with its diversity and class variations.
September 8, 2009 Listen to, read, and sing sources from the Gilded Age canvassing women, religion, and more.
September 8, 2009 Explore the politics, neighborhoods, culture, and arts of Harlem.
September 8, 2009 What can oral histories tell us about girlhood, adolescence, and more in the United States?
September 3, 2009 Explore the assassination of President McKinley and the social context thereof.
September 3, 2009 Connect 20th-century events and daily life with real human experiences through oral history audio files.
September 3, 2009 Learn about Madison, WI, from early settlement through its time as the “queen of bootleggers.”
September 3, 2009 Sit back and enjoy folk and popular music recordings from 1930s California natives and immigrants.
July 29, 2009 An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a “melting pot” or a “salad bowl”?
July 16, 2009 Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read on for suggestions!
December 17, 2008 Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the colonies.
November 13, 2008 Historians cannot claim to prove beyond doubt that occurrences in the past did or did not happen.
April 22, 2008 Explore the historic sites in more than 50 cities and towns across the U.S.
April 14, 2008 In full-text narratives, more than 2,000 people from northeast Ohio discuss issues significant to the state and the nation.
April 14, 2008 Scanned images from more than 2,700 pieces of sheet music provide insight into life in 1852–1900 California.
April 14, 2008 From the Ku Klux Klan to the IWW, examine 129 historical documents from radical organizations.
April 14, 2008 Primary and secondary sources document the minority struggle for civil rights in Seattle’s history.
April 14, 2008 New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of the AIDS epidemic.
April 14, 2008 Learn more about American Jewish women’s contributions to their communities and the wider world with these exhibits and resources.
April 14, 2008 Listen to clips from more than 100,000 recordings of Mexican American vernacular music.
April 14, 2008 Follows the development of popular entertainment forms from the 1870s to the 1920s, through playscripts, playbills, and media clips.
April 14, 2008 With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a comprehensive look at the history of Los Angeles and southern California.
April 14, 2008 Showcases archaeological excavations at Mobile and elsewhere in Alabama through images and exhibits.
April 14, 2008 Multimedia resources for teaching slavery, private life, technology, and film.
January 25, 2008 Primary sources point out cultural connections between the experiences of African and Irish Americans.
January 25, 2008 Memorializes Roland Marchand with more than 6,100 images, including more than 2,000 advertisements, and 48 lesson plans drawn from his collection.
January 25, 2008 Explore this archive of over 110 video interviews on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
January 25, 2008 Browse more than 8,000 objects related to Chinese immigrant life in California.
January 25, 2008 Follow the contentious election of 1896 with close to 100 political cartoons related to the presidential campaigns.
January 25, 2008 Peruse this collection of over 900 items relating to Chicago’s Hull House to discover its influence on 20th century urban development.
January 25, 2008 Records of more than 25 million passengers and crew who passed through Ellis Island 1892-1924.
January 25, 2008 Provides full-text transcriptions and page images of 1815–1865 Sunday school books addressing religious instruction for youth.
January 25, 2008 Scanned images of more than 18,000 pieces of sheet music, including covers, published prior to 1923.
January 25, 2008 Documents the 1704 raid on Deerfield, MA, by 300 French and their Native American allies.
January 25, 2008 Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech Movement to oral histories.
January 25, 2008 Databases of digitized firsthand accounts and literary works document periods in American history, the experiences of minorities, and other topics.
January 25, 2008 Peruse 11 exhibits, from the Gold Rush of 1849 to Japanese American internment during WWII.
January 25, 2008 Peruse every edition of the “official newspaper” of the U.S. Army fighting forces during World War I.
January 25, 2008 This site showcases over 8,000 images documenting the history and development of South Texas and the border.
January 16, 2008 A panel of judges enlisted by the New York World’s Fair Corporation looked to Texas to find this family.