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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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Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
MADAM C. J. WALKER Founder of The Madam C. J. Walker Mfg. Co.

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott: They Changed the World

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Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
Photo, Portrait of Martha Graham and Bertram Ross, faces..., June 27 1961, LoC.

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The Royal We: Princesses of the Past

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Naming Colonial History

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Presidential Moments: Inauguration

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

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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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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Smithsonian
Negative, Dinsmore, Frances. Of Smithsonian. . . , 1915, Harris & Ewing, LoC

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Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

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Voice of America

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Divided Loyalties?
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How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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