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Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
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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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Ohio Memory: An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History

A wealth of primary materials document Ohio life, culture, and history from [...] »

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: The 40th Anniversary
CIA reference photograph of Soviet cruise missile. . . , NSA

For your eyes only: photos and previously classified Cold War documents.

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Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Photo, Gun and Tarantino, February 12, 2006, Sir Mildred Pierce, Flickr

Do you think armed resistance is a justifiable reaction to racism? Explore [...] »

History Quiz

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Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

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

Early American Artifacts

What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »

Teaching the 20th

When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau

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

Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Indian Health Service
Photo, "Baby being weighed by nurse," IHS, 1887-1969, Dept. of Health

Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »

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On Gendering the Constitution
The Force of Truth, 19th century allegorical image

The agitation among women’s rights activists over the language of the 14th [...] »