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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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Excerpts from Slave Narratives
Photo, Harriet Tubman Sculpture, March 21, 2008, Paul Lowry, Flickr

The 46 first-person accounts on this website effectively chronicle slavery [...] »

Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942
Photo, Greek orchestra, Tarpon Springs, ca. August 1939, Stetson Kennedy, LoC.

Explore the history of Florida folklife and culture.

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U.S. Women's History Workshop

A collection of primary source material for teaching women's history and mid [...] »

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History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America

Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »

Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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 [...] »

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Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

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Namesake of a Peacekeeper
Statue of Tecumseh at the Naval Academy

Historians have attempted to account for the great admiration that whites [...] »