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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1492: An Ongoing Voyage

Featuring a variety of secondary sources, this website chronicles the [...] »

Classics in the History of Psychology
Image, Classics in the History of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada

Explore the subject of psychology through this full-text archive of classic [...] »

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
Image, A selection of published works, 1999, Digital Schomburg African...

Read the full text of 52 published works by black women writers from the [...] »

History Quiz

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Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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The Many Roots of African American Cooking

Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »

Dance, But Not That Way . . .

Do you know how to dance the Sleigh Bell Polka? Learn the proper way to [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

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? [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »

National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

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The 4th Estate as the 4th Branch

The peculiar power of the press in America . . . what is the role of the [...] »