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Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
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Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934
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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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The Social Museum Collection at Harvard University

More than 6,000 images related to U.S. social conditions and institutions. [...] »

The Zora Neale Hurston Plays

Read 10 unpublished Hurston plays based on her anthropological studies of [...] »

University of California History Digital Archives

Discover the history of the University of California through primary sources [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Reading a Cartoon: Massive Resistance

What do the objects in this 1954 editorial cartoon stand for?

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Give Me (Nuclear) Shelter

How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?

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United We Stand: Industry and Famous Strikes

Stand up (or sit down) for better working conditions! Test your knowledge of [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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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Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

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

Society for History in the Federal Government
Transparency, U.S. Capitol exteriors, c. 1920-1950, Theodor Horydczak, LoC

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

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Reagan's "Rising Tide"
uncle sam and his budget

Economic policy during the Reagan Administration

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