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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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Ohio Memory: An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History

A wealth of primary materials document Ohio life, culture, and history from [...] »

Center for the Study of the American South

An interesting collection of cultural resources pertaining to the American [...] »

University of Wyoming Digital Collections

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The Great Black Hope

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The Garden of Infants

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Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

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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 [...] »

The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

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Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charts, "Educational Attainment," Bureau of Labor Statistics

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National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

U.S. Geological Survey
Photo, Brown Bat, June 20, 2008, Al Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey

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Refugees from the American Revolutionary War
tar and feathers and a loyalty oath

Neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, father against son.

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