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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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Military Campaign Maps 
Where exactly were troops stationed in a given battle? Visualize the [...] »
New Perspectives on the West 
Peruse lesson plans about the West on this companion site to a Ken Burns [...] »
Nineteenth-Century American Children and What They Read 
Examines 19th-century children in America: what they read, what was written [...] »
History Quiz
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Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials 
Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »
As American as Mom… 
You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
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On Gendering the Constitution 
The agitation among women’s rights activists over the language of the 14th [...] »