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Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas. LOC

View maps of Liberia acquired during efforts to restore freedmen to Africa.

American Colonization Society Collection: Maps of Liberia, 1830-1870
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If you need World War II visuals, this is an excellent place to start searching.

Pictures of World War II
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How did the lumber, flour, sawmill, and farming industries shape Minnesota's future?

Forests, Fields, and the Falls
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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
Project Muse: Journals OnLine

A database of history journals as well as journals in related fields.

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Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

How does an industrial past shape current work and play? How does it affect [...] »

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1992-2001
Photo, Strolling through Red Square, Russia, May 9 2004, Public Papers of the US

Digitized versions of 20 volumes of Public Papers of the Presidents of [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Celebrate More Than St. Patrick

The Irish contributed more to the U.S. than shamrocks and folktales.

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Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943

What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »

Theatre of the People

Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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? [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Department of Education

Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »

National Air and Space Museum
Cigarette card, Imaginary A plane, c. 1957-1958, NYPL Digital Gallery

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »

Mine Safety and Health Administration
Photo, Mule driver, adolescent. . . , 1915, U.S. Bureau of Mines, MSHA site

Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?...

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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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