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Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas. LOC

View maps of Liberia acquired during efforts to restore freedmen to Africa.

American Colonization Society Collection: Maps of Liberia, 1830-1870
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Experience selected artworks by African American artist Jacob Lawrence while learning about his life.

Jacob Lawrence: Over the Line
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Advertisement, 1968, Post Office Department, National Postal Museum

Have you ever wondered what your zip code means or when the codes came into use?

Flashing Across the Country: Mr. Zip and the ZIP Code Promotional Campaign
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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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1939 World's Fair Photograph Collection
[Staunton Military Academy is rated by the War Department as an honor military

What images does a state choose to describe its way of life to the nation? [...] »

Map Collections: 1500-2003
Map, Map of Grand Canyon National Park, 1926, Library of Congress Geography/Maps

16th-century to present-day maps, focusing on Americana and cartographic [...] »

The Daguerreian Society

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History Quiz

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A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie?

Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.

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Presidential Moments: Inauguration

The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »

To the Source!

Where do historians turn for historical evidence?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Senate Historical Office
Lithograph, "The Great Congressional Tramp. . . ," 1882, Mayer, U.S. Senate site

Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

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African and Native Americans in Colonial and Revolutionary Times
Detail of Joseph Louis Cook, Death of General Montgomery, John Trumbull, 1786

African Americans and Native Americans have had a long and complex [...] »

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