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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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Little Cowpuncher: Rural School Newspaper of Southern Arizona
Header, Little Cowpuncher, vol. 2, no. 7, March 1936, Boboquivari School

If you were a pioneer, what would you have to say about your schooling? [...] »

Northern Visions of Race, Region, and Reform in the Press

Investigate racial issues during and after the Civil War through letters, [...] »

Bisbee Deportation of 1917
Bisbee deportation of IWWs, July 12, 1917

Learn about labor history through the infamous Bisbee Deportation.

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History Quiz

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The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

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Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

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

Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

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Animating the Home Front
war worker from 1945 Philco advertisement

What happens when cartoon characters go to war?

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