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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
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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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Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive 
150 oral history interviews and 16 collections of documents address the [...] »
A New Deal for the Arts 
View works from artists financed by the United States Government during the [...] »
WestWeb: Western Studies and Research Resources 
This gateway site provides a wealth of resources pertaining to the American [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Remembering All Veterans 
Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »
A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness 
How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?
[...] »Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street 
When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
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Snuff ‘n Sniff 
Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought [...] »