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When travel wasn't an easy option what views did people have of other places?

Photographer to the World-The Detroit Publishing Company
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Kutenai woman 1910

Different kinds of power in different cultures. Perceptions of dignified and proper work vary across time and place.

American Indian Women
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An interactive website which takes visitors through the Salem witch trials.

Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: A National Geographic Interactive Site
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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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Mapping History
Graphic, Native American Tribes: 1783, University of Oregon, Mapping History

Explore American and world history through this collection of maps.

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Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
Cartoon, 1942, Dr. Seuss, A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss

We all remember the Lorax, but who remembers Seuss's political cartoons?

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Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
Print, Haverly's genuine Colored minstrels, c. 1878, New York Public Library

Explore slavery in America from nine thematic perspectives.

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American Myths: Popular Music

Each song has a story. What inspired it? When was it made? By whom?

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In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping

Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are [...] »

Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads

Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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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 [...] »

The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

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Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

Peace Corps

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »

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Divided Loyalties?
Which one is our star?

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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