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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Virginia Historical Society

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Open Parks Network
Open Parks Network Homepage

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September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Drawing, Ahhhh, 2001, Ben Parrott, Library of Congress

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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

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Labor and Trade in Colonial America
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Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

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Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

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Industrializing Women
Photo, Packing Uneeda. . . , c. 1933, National Biscuit Company, Baker Library

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