Professor Charles Postel reviews the lives of lawyers Clarence Darrow (18571938) and William Jennings Bryan (18601925) and their involvement as adversaries in the 1925 legal case Scopes v. State, in which a school teacher was found guilty of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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Professor Mackubin T. Owens looks at the issue of the Southern states' secession prior to the Civil War. He considers whether Lincoln was justified in declaring war on the seceding states and what the arguments were both in favor for and against secession.
Professor Mackubin T. Owens looks at the issue of the Southern states' secession prior to the Civil War. He considers whether Lincoln was justified in declaring war on the seceding states and what the arguments were both in favor for and against secession.
Abraham Lincoln will stand at the center of the seminar, though less as a biographical subject than as a prism for exploring key aspects of his age. The themes and topics to be addressed include slavery and the Old South; the abolitionist impulse and the broadening antislavery movement; party political realignment and the sectional crisis of the 1850s; evangelicalism and politics; the election of 1860, the secession of the Lower South, and the coming of war; wartime leadership, political and military; the Civil War 'home front'; emancipation; the elements of Confederate defeat and Union victory; and the meaning of the war for American nationalism.
The National Road in West Virginia is one of America's most important byways. Highlights of the road include the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, which has carried travelers across the Ohio River since 1849, two National Historic Sites, and the West Virginia Independence Hall and Museum, which chronicles the birth of West Virginia.
The site offers links to important sites along the road, a history of the byway, an events calendar, and visitor information.
Above entry was pre-existing. This organization provides basic information on a wide variety of sites along the historic road.
"The Division of Historical Resources is within the Department of State, and is the state agency responsible for promoting the historical, archaeological, museum and folk culture resources in Florida. The Director of the Division of Historical Resources serves as Florida's State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), providing a liaison with the national historic preservation program conducted by the National Park Service." Housed within the division is are the preservation and archaeology offices, as well as a committee that runs the Museum of Florida History.
The site offers a wealth of historical and preservation resources, visitor information regarding the museum, and events calendar, an online publication store, and information on grants.
The above entry was pre-existing. The physical site for visitation, the Museum of Florida History, is listed separately within the database.
"The Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society was founded in 1997 for the purpose of preserving the historic Hillsboro Light in its original form for the safety, enjoyment, and education of the public." The society was originally founded with the intention to restore the lighthouse to its original working condition and open the lighthouse grounds to the public. The society has accomplished both of these original goals, and now works to support the continued operation of the lighthouse.
The site offers historical information, visitor information, a feature on the Barefoot Mailmen of Florida, an online gift shop, six photo galleries, and an events calendar.
Tours occur only four times per year.
"The mission of the Texas Historical Foundation (THF) is to serve past, present, and future Texans by supporting research in and publication of Texas history, assisting in the preservation of historic and prehistoric artifacts and information,and raising and providing funds for these purposes in order to recognize and honor past generations and to enrich the awareness of and pride in Texas heritage for present and future generations." Since the mid 1980s, the THF has worked towards influencing state legislation in favor of preservation and has served as a vehicle for funding preservation projects state wide.
The site offers general information about the foundation, current and past issues of the foundation's newsletters, information regarding preservation projects, and an events calendar.
The foundation does not offer a physical site for visitation.
The Santa Claus Museum presents and interprets over 1,500 Santa Claus figurines. The museum discusses the creation of the modern face of Santa Claus by Coca-Cola, Montgomery Wards, authors, and artists. Items in the collection include Thomas Nast and Norman Rockwell prints, vintage postcards, and figurines by Duncan Royale, Coca-Cola, Fitz and Floyd, Steiff, and PEZ.
The museum offers exhibits, interactive kiosks, and short films.
How did World War I affect politics in the United States? Why did the prestige and power of American business dramatically increase in the 1920s? What explains the remarkable cultural ferment of this period? What place did religious and spiritual values assume in the United States during the 1920s? How did concepts of citizenship and national identity change in the decade after World War I? How did women and African Americans struggle to advance social equality? How did modernizing and traditional forces clash during the decade?
This institute will explore these and other questions through history, literature, and art. Under the direction of leading scholars, participants will examine such issues as immigration, prohibition, radicalism, changing moral standards, and evolution to discover how the forces of modernity and traditionalism made the 1920s both liberating and repressive. Participants will assist National Humanities Center staff in identifying texts and defining lines of inquiry for a new addition to the Center's Toolbox Library, which provides online resources for teacher professional development and classroom instruction.