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Photo, Dottie Schroeder, catcher, shouting play ball. . . , 1948, Flickr Commons

Explore the history of baseball and the players who made the sport great.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Explore the history of American landscape and architectural design from 1850-1920.

American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920
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Photo, "Mario Savio Speaking at FSM Rally," Ben Ailes?, October 2, 1984

Explore primary documents concerning the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.

Free Speech Movement: Student Protest, U.C. Berkeley, 1964-65
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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

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Shaping the Constitution
Cartoon, Making the Polls. . . , 1915, Ralph Barton, Shaping the Consitution

What role did Virginia play in defining the U.S. and upholding rights we now [...] »

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

Search over 200 prominent African American scientists.

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New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
Color slide, Photographic Slide from Hartford..., March 22-24, 1939, LoC.

Learn about the New Deal through the Federal Theatre Project, designed to [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The Blue and the Grey (and Red and Green and Yellow)

What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »

American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty

Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »

Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas

What do you picture when you hear her name?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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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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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

Central Intelligence Agency
Glass negative, "Belle Boyd," Confederate spy, Between 1855 and 1865, LoC

You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »

U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

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Civilization is All Relative

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

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