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Teaching with Textbooks
I have used this activity with Native Americans and slavery with great success. I have worked over the years to collect a variety of old textbooks from different time periods.
—Anonymous
6-8 Resources
Pre-1865
An American Family: The Beecher Tradition 
Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in[...] »
Civil War's Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided 
Major historic events are always shrouded in controversy. Check out this[...] »
Post-1865
Television News of the Civil Rights Era 
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA[...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Media Analysis Tools
These worksheets from the Library of Congress help students analyze primary[...] »
Using Technology
Win the White House
What does it take to win a presidential campaign? Try it yourself with this[...] »