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Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville
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Virginia Historical Society
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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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A Visual Journey: Photographs by Lisa Law, 1965-1971 
Check out the music scene, communes, and protests of the 1960s.
[...] »Images of African Americans from the 19th Century 
Your first resource for photographs and images depicting African Americans [...] »
Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom's Journal 
All 102 issues of the first African American newspaper conveniently [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Turkey Tracking 
Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »
Women in the Lab (and the Field) 
Marie Curie and Jane Goodall—you may know these female scientists, but can [...] »
Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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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Whites of Their Eyes 
Who said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?"
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