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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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Library of Southern Literature
Mark Twain, 1835-1910 Life on the Mississippi LA SALLE CANOEING

Full texts of more than 130 works of literature by more than 75 Southern [...] »

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
Photograph, James Reed plaing guitar..., Sep. 1 1996, Karen S. Jabbour, LoC.

Learn about the 20th century resurgence of fiddle music and Appalachian folk [...] »

Archives of African American Music and Culture
Album Cover, Shake For Me by The Manish Boys

Interested in jazz, hip hop, blues, doo-wop, spirituals, or rock? Explore [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Thanksgiving: Presidential Turkeys

How many turkeys have presidents pardoned?

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Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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Who Won the War (of 1812)?

How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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, [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

National Atlas

Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live [...] »

U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

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A Clear Shot across the Continent
James Knox Polk

President Polk, the fortunes of war, territory, and the ever-present [...] »