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Glossary of Terms for Film Discussion and Analysis
… & Culture Media Arts Media Arts Film/Movie Media Resource … BackStory: Women at Work … BackStory: Women at Work Lesson Plan … Scripting the Past: …
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A Spectrum of Perspectives: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Through the Lens of the 1893 World’s Fair
… historian Robert Rydell. Finally, the NEH-funded podcast BackStory features an episode titled “ Shock of the New: The … Era, with links to relevant EDSITEment resources BackStory : “Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 …
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Art and Remembrance: Using Art to Teach the Holocaust and Combat Hate
… American Keywords for Chronicling America Media Resource … BackStory: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation … BackStory: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation Media …
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Civil Rights Movements of the Late 20th Century
… Attitudes and Beliefs (grades 9-12) Media Resource:  Backstory: Shattering the Glass Ceiling Media Resource: …
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The National Parks and History
… … American Indian History and Heritage Media Resource … BackStory: Darkness over the Plain: The Bison in American History … BackStory: Darkness over the Plain: The Bison in American …
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Afro Atlantic Art: Resistance and Activism
… Activity … Revolution '67 … Revolution '67 Media Resource … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of …
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A Flight on the 1893 Ferris Wheel
… at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Media Resource … BackStory: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair … BackStory: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s …
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"Fill Up the Jails": Creative Protest and the Virtual Martin Luther King Project
… Speaking Listening … Related Content … Media Resource … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of …
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In My Other Life
… and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year Media Resource … BackStory: After Hurricane Maria - The History of Puerto Rico and the United States … BackStory: After Hurricane Maria - The History of Puerto …
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The Papers of the War Department
… humanities?  … (03:16-03:52) Our podcast materials for the BackStory episode entitled Saving American History  offers a … past. As a counterpoint, consider our materials for the  BackStory episode entitled Man vs. the Machine: Technophobia …
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Why Here?: Heart Mountain, Wyoming and Japanese Incarceration
… Place: Frontiers in Asian American History Media Resource … BackStory: To Be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American … BackStory: To Be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American …
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Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film
… and Mapping the Women's Suffrage Movement Media Resource … BackStory: Women at Work … BackStory: Women at Work Closer Reading … Grassroots …
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The Industrial Age in America: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
… Workplace, New Technology, New Consumers Media Resource … Backstory: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of America’s Wealthy Elite … Backstory: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of …
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Women Aviators in World War II: "Fly Girls"
… II … American Diplomacy in World War II Media Resource … BackStory: Women at Work … BackStory: Women at Work Explain the contributions of WASPs …
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World War I and American Art: Part One
… drawings, most of which were done by McCay. The fascinating backstory of the film can be accessed via Open Culture .The …
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Exploring Local History with Clio
… about the location: The Clio format (a 4-6 paragraph backstory and a 1 paragraph introduction) is one option for …
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In Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood
… Include the setting and locations, the characters and their backstories, the plot, and visual style. (Think about “Who, … Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? Media Resource … BackStory: Shattering the Glass Ceiling … BackStory: …
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Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage
… of Travel and Place in the U.S. Media Resource … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 … BackStory: Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of …
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World War I and American Art: Part Two
… towns and big cities across the land. There is fascinating backstory about this canvas that makes it worth considering …
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Kennewick Man: Science and Sacred Rights
… en Caverne! … Lascaux: La Vie en Caverne! Media Resource … BackStory: Saving American History … BackStory: Saving American History Curriculum … Language of …
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Media and Communication Technology in the Making of America
… Studs Terkel – Interviewer of America Media Resource … Backstory: Behind the Bylines - Advocacy Journalism in America … Backstory: Behind the Bylines - Advocacy Journalism in …
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The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport
… … The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us! Media Resource … BackStory: Making the Team: Sports and Equality in American History … BackStory: Making the Team: Sports and Equality in American …
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Remember the Ladies: The First Ladies
… Literature and Events Pre-1620 to 1920 Media Resource … BackStory: You've Come A Long Way—A History of Women in Politics … BackStory: You've Come A Long Way—A History of Women in …
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Frederick Douglass's, “What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
… its historical context in an episode of the podcast  BackStory with the American History Guys (scroll down to the … Act Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Or Life among the Lowly Podcast from BackStory with the American History Guys : David Blight on …
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"Si, se puede!": Chávez, Huerta, and the UFW
… Historical Commission's Civil Rights and Hispanics in Texas Backstory podcast The Fierce Urgency of Now: The 1963 March …
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
… from these selected articles from Chronicling America, this BackStory interview with Rochelle Bush , a trustee and …
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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!: Simulating the Supreme Court
… the reporter, this handout can help students develop their backstory as a Justice. It also helps students to consider …
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Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction
… slave -- e.g., he has the credentials and appropriate back-story of a slave in Maryland. Douglass deliberately …