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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New Jersery History Partnership Project
Print, Washington's Reception by the Ladies. . . , 1848, Flickr Commons

Use New Jersey during the American Revolution as a national microcosm.

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Carriers' Addresses
Photo, African American boy. . . , November 8, 1921, Library of Congress

Did you know that, traditionally, newsboys read poems to their customers on [...] »

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

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Airplane Meals

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Remembering All Veterans

Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »

Earth Day: Lost to History

Human history affects more than human beings.

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Beyond the Textbook

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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 [...] »

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 [...] »

The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

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Anacostia Community Museum
Photo, "Ms. Yavocka Wilson," March 11, 1997?, Anacostia Community Museum

What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »

Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »