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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
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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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Posters: American Style 
Explore 20th century American poster art, from advertisements to patriotic [...] »
Landmark Supreme Court Cases 
Intimidated by teaching legal history? Find resources for thinking about and [...] »
1939 World's Fair Photograph Collection 
What images does a state choose to describe its way of life to the nation? [...] »
History Quiz
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Westward Expansion: Image vs. Reality 
East or West? See if you can determine which region produced these images on [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
[...] »U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency 
How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it [...] »
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 
Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. [...] »
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Iroquois and the Founding Fathers 
Historians argue over whether the Founding Fathers' knowledge of Native [...] »