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Compare perspectives on educational desegregation. How did it affect the [...] »
![Map, Authorized Birds Eye View of the Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, U.S.A. 1909, WSU Libraries Digital Collections. Map, Authorized Birds Eye View of the Alaskan.., 1909, WSU Libraries.](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Early_Washington_Maps-_A_Digital_Collection_432x240.jpg?itok=EdDeR9at)
Washington was once part of an area contested for between the U.S. and Great [...] »
![Illustration, THE QUIET, DIM-LIGHTED ROOM OF A CONVALESCENT, 1914, Grace Elizabeth King, The L. Graham Co. Illustration, THE QUIET, DIM-LIGHTED ROOM..., 1914, Grace E. King, L. Graham Co.](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/North_American_Slave_Narratives_Beginnings_to_1920_432x240.jpg?itok=Csinczt9)
Explore all of the known published slave narratives, to better understand [...] »
History Quiz
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How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?
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What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »
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There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.
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Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
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The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
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Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
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![Negative, Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Training in marksmanship helps girls at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, develop into responsible women. Part of Victory Corps activities there, rifle practice encourages girls to be accurate in handling firearms, September-October 1942, Alfred T. Palmer, Library of Congress Negative, Victory Corps. . . , Alfred T. Palmer, September-October 1942, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/BureauofAlcohol432x240.jpg?itok=trDs6CfR)
Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »
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The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
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What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »
Ask a Historian
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Historians endeavor to uncover Native American perspectives.
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