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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
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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
Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Discover the life of pragmatist and education reform advocate John Dewey ( [...] »

Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive
Photo, 9/11/07: 9/11 on TV, comicbase, Flickr

How was the TV-viewing world introduced to the events of 9/11 in the U.S. [...] »

University of Missouri-Columbia: Digital Library Collections

A hodge podge of history: England, Missouri, and the greater U.S.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
A-mouldering in the Grave

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

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Probing Probate

How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?

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Which Witch?

Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »

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 [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Institute for Literacy
Photo, "Artis struisvogel leest krant van oppasser,"1951, Flickr Commons

Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »

Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Presidents of the United States

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

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Mundane Lives and Extreme Adventures
Settlers at Jamestown, 1607

What were the primary concerns of English colonists in early 17th-century [...] »