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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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Guampedia
Photo, U.S. Marines salute the U.S. Coast. . . , August 1944, Flickr Commons

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TUPPERWARE!

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Lawrence Denny Lindsley Photographs
Photo, L. Lindsley in cabin kitchen baking bread, ca. 1910, Lawrence D. Lindsley

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From War to Revolution

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

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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

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U.S. Air Force

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

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Statue of Rochambeau in Lafayette Park

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