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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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Native American Documents Project

Four collections of data and documents address Federal Indian policy in the [...] »

Congress for the New Urbanism
Image, Congress for the New Urbanism.

What is New Urbanism, and does it effect you? Will it affect the way you buy [...] »

SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis

Observe statistical trends in U.S. beliefs and demographics from free speech [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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Column A and Column B

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

Columbus Day: Stories of Exploration

Which tales of daring exploration do you believe?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

Voice of America

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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Civil War Peace Offers
women and children evacuated from Fort Sumter

Olive branches from the North? Did the United States ever negotiate possible [...] »