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Learn about life in the Big Coal River Valley in West Virginia.

Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia
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Learn about Jefferson's political views through this collection of quotations from his writings.

Thomas Jefferson on Politics and Government
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Poster, North American Women's Letters and Diaries, 2010, Alexander Street Press

Read the personal correspondence and diaries of women such as Phyllis Wheatley and Margaret Fuller.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial Times to 1950
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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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Website Reviews

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Vietnam Center and Archive

Browse through a multitude of resources on Vietnam and the Vietnam War, [...] »

Pluralism and Unity

Explore the clash of ideas and ideologies in early 20th century America.

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AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet. 1862

One convenient source for major historical U.S. documents.

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History Quiz

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The Royal We: Princesses of the Past

Daughters of rulers and subjects of history...are these statements on women [...] »

Constitution Day Count

How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »

Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History
Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress

Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Silkscreen, Disaster Broadcast. . . , 1941-1943, Edward T. Grigware, LoC

When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »

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Contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the US (1856)
John Fremont, detail of his Political Chart of the United States

The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the [...] »

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