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Poster, North American Women's Letters and Diaries, 2010, Alexander Street Press

Read the personal correspondence and diaries of women such as Phyllis Wheatley and Margaret Fuller.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial Times to 1950
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Illustration, The Foreign Legion, June 1918, Boy's Own Paper.

Cover art and full texts from dime novels preserve the popular culture of an industrializing U.S.

Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls
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From racism to civil rights movement music, listen to the memories of these eight individuals.

Civil Rights Oral History Interviews: Spokane, Washington
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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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African Americans in the Spanish Civil War
Photo, Centelles, Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives

Why would you volunteer to fight in another country's war? Was it a display [...] »

Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Woman, n.d., Portal to Texas History

Texas educators, looking for primary resources on state history? Search this [...] »

Diary, Correspondence, and Papers of Robert "King" Carter, 1701-1732
Photograph, R. Carter's signature, The Diary, Correspondence, and.., 1701-1732.

Offers letters and diary entries by Robert "King" Carter (1663–1732), [...] »

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History Quiz

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Victory Vegetables

WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!

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Who Won the War (of 1812)?

How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?

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A-mouldering in the Grave

"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Negative, Victory Corps. . . , Alfred T. Palmer, September-October 1942, LoC

Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

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Civil War Convicts: Unraveling a Misconception
stereograph, Officers of 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, 1865, LOC

Did criminals fight during the Civil War? Not exactly, but some soldiers [...] »

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