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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Florida State Archives Photographic Collection
Photo, View of nets, fishing boat and:Riviera Beach, FL, 1939, Charles Foster.

Presents more than 137,000 photographs of Florida on specific localities [...] »

Material History of American Religion Project
Photo, Praying at the fair, Oct. 1940, Russell Lee, Material History of..

Learn about American material culture and its relation to the nation's [...] »

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Intimidated by teaching legal history? Find resources for thinking about and [...] »

History Quiz

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In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping

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

Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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 [...] »

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? [...] »

National Resources

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Anacostia Community Museum
Photo, "Ms. Yavocka Wilson," March 11, 1997?, Anacostia Community Museum

What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »

Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

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Can You Recommend Three Texts on Historiography?
family with a question

Sifting through books for college courses about historical inquiry.

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