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Image, Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950-1970, 2005, UVa.

View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations.

Television News of the Civil Rights Era

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Photo, Salvation Army volunteers at the Hilltop Cafe, 2011, NY State Museum

Get out of the political arena and teach your students about the emergency response and human issues that resulted from 9/11.

World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response

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Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who arranged that moment?

Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

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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Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources

World War I: Trenches on the Web

Visit Trenches on the Web for all your World War I research needs.

ProQuest Information and Learning

From newspapers to scholarly journals, ProQuest has whatever you need!

Woman's Legal History Biography Project

How many female lawyers can you think of in U.S. history?

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge

Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

First Impressions: The U.S. and Japan

In 1854, Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. How did the U.S. and Japan see [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives

Rise of the Automobile

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era

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

National Resources

Federal teaching resources

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

U.S. Senate Historical Office

Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

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Broadcasting Longevity

The roots of the Grand Ole Opry extend deep into radio broadcasting [...] »

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