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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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Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World 
Offers oral history resources examining life in southern textile mill towns [...] »
Liberian Letters 
What was life like for freed slaves returned to Africa? Read letters to [...] »
North American Slave Narratives, Beginnings to 1920 
Explore all of the known published slave narratives, to better understand [...] »
History Quiz
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Vaccinations: Rites of Passage 
Have you had your shots? Which childhood diseases do these public [...] »
Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Earth Day: Lost to History 
Human history affects more than human beings.
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Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
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Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
U.S. Marine Corps 
Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »
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Divided Allegiance 
Being born in the United States was not always a guaranteed path to [...] »