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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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Map History/History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject
Map, Highway map and guide of NE, 1920, Mid West Map Company, David Rumsey Col.

A collection of 3,000 historical maps and information about the history of [...] »

George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Illustration, Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, 1911, P. Moran, LoC.

Presents the largest set of original Washington documents in the world.

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Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
35mm slide, Branding Costume, April 1980, Carl Fleischhauer, Library of Congress

Learn about ranching culture and everyday life in northern Nevada's Paradise [...] »

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History Quiz

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Naming Colonial History

Everyone knows what "American Revolution" means. But can you identify these [...] »

Theatre of the People

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

Remembering All Veterans

Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Graph, "Sentences for those convicted in federal court," BJS

Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

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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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