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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Madison: Celebrating 150 Years
Photo, Street Carnival, 1902, William G. Barckhan, Madison. . . site

Learn about Madison, WI, from early settlement through its time as the " [...] »

California Heritage Collection

View the early history of California through this collection of over 30,000 [...] »

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

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Columbus Day: Stories of Exploration

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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

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National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Official poster, Veterans Day, 2008, United Staes Department of Veteran Affairs

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Supreme Court of the United States

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American Resistance to a Standing Army
Print, 1904, Uniforms of the 86th Regt.,& 19th Regt, from Social England, NYPL

Americans of the 18th century took a much dimmer view of the institution of [...] »