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Photo, Arthur Cooper, nha.library, Flickr Commons

Read and listen to firsthand narratives on slave life during the 19th century.

American Slave Narratives
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Photograph, R. Carter's signature, The Diary, Correspondence, and.., 1701-1732.

Offers letters and diary entries by Robert "King" Carter (1663–1732), wealthy Virginian landowner and public figure.

Diary, Correspondence, and Papers of Robert "King" Carter, 1701-1732
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Influenza scares can be deadly—check out 16 documents and images from the 1918 flu epidemic.

The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
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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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Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources
Thomas Eakins: American Realist

Discover one of America's great realists, and see the Philadelphia of his [...] »

FamilySearch
Photo, Šternberg Family Tree, November 9, 2005, m-louis, Flickr

Begin genealogical projects on the right foot with these databases and tools [...] »

Map History/History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject
Map, Highway map and guide of NE, 1920, Mid West Map Company, David Rumsey Col.

A collection of 3,000 historical maps and information about the history of [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
California or Bust

Who went west when? Answer questions about migration from 1935 to 2000.

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Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials

Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.

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In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping

Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are [...] »

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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 [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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 [...] »

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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 [...] »

U.S. Department of Education

Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

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Civilization is All Relative

Common misconceptions of the classification of civilization are debunked. [...] »

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