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What was life like for the African American pilots of World War II?

Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
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Specifications, Model "D" Palace Touring car; Price $ 2750.00, 1909, NYPL

Curious about early cars? View more than 800 automobile manufacturer catalog images from 1909.

Manufacturers' Catalogs from the First Decade of American Automobiles
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Listen as traders talk about their experiences at Native American trading posts.

Traders: Voices from the Trading Post
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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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Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains
Photograph, 1885, Dan Dutro, Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive.

Artifacts preserve the lifestyles of current and former American Indian [...] »

Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

Compare Republican and Democrat accounts of the great debates.

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Finishing the Dream: Learning from the Civil Rights Era
Screenshot, Civil Rights Workers Slain in Mississippi, Finishing the Dream

This collection of short videos recognizes the civil rights movement as [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle

Do you know the history of this symbol?

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Drafting Music

Both the North and South instituted drafts during the Civil War. Popular [...] »

Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

U.S. Mint

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

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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America Abroad
Asst Sec Navy Roosevelt at the Naval War College

Isolated and expansive at the same time.

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