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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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Conservation and Environmental Maps
Map, Preliminary map no.2 of the country surveyed in 1872 and 1873, 1873, LoC

Looking for maps with an environmental focus? Try here.

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Mapping History
Graphic, Native American Tribes: 1783, University of Oregon, Mapping History

Explore American and world history through this collection of maps.

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Open Parks Network
Open Parks Network Homepage

View over 1 million images from U.S. national parks and historic sites.

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History Quiz

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Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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Column A and Column B

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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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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 [...] »

National Resources

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Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

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Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama?
line of presidents

Historians cannot claim to prove beyond doubt that occurrences in the past [...] »