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… of the people who create them, and that record the cultural history of a particular place and time. Preparation Review … handling of quilts. If possible, obtain the book The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950 , … with women's communal work that also has roots in African culture. She originally collaborated on the quilt …
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… call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. ... America is the only idealist nation in the … materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and duplicate copies as necessary for … Nine : The League of Nations (from “An Outline of American History,” USIA, 1994) on From Revolution to Reconstruction, …
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… Soviet advances on the Eastern front, important British-American victories in North Africa and Sicily, and the first … to send much-needed reinforcements to Stalingrad. The North African operation, moreover, created considerable … available at the EDSITEment-reviewed site Teaching American History and at the U.S. Military Academy's collection of …
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… and the Rise of Social Reform in the 1930s Related Websites American Experience: Marian Anderson History Matters Penn Library Exhibitions; Marian Anderson, A Life in Song African American History Month Resources Marian Anderson's …
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… of the action. In 1941, Lawrence became the first African American artist to have work in the collection of the Museum … have chosen to paint this event? Watch a 1963 video documenting the March on Washington. How does this painting …
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… Ethnicity Keyword Thesaurus for Chronicling America Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content … Relocation Center, California, 1943. Library of Congress African American American Indian Asian American and Pacific Islander …
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… Reimagining Sitting Bull, Tatanka Iyotake Image History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Lesson Plan Not …
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… December 03, 2012 yes Photo caption Emanuel Leutze (American: 1816–1868), Washington Crossing the Delaware , … it in his huge painting that has been reproduced in history textbooks and hung in American classrooms for the … man wearing a Scotch hat rows. Is he a recent immigrant? An African American man rows on the far side. He could …
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… Gregory Doran called Julius Caesar "Shakespeare's African play" and the video clips from the 2012 RSC … " ( New York Times, 1970) Lesson Activities Activity One. History of Rome Develop the necessary background for Rome as …
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… Pippin turned to art after serving in World War I in the African American regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters . After … White Eagles, the oldest Black Indian tribe in New Orleans’ history. The Black Indians’ traditions are an example of …
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… of an architectural material–glass–with broader themes of history, technology, and culture. Students will examine … part of civic, cultural, and commercial architecture. American Management Corporation (1879; c. 1925), Sanders and … and look. Lesson Plan Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History Lesson Plan American Utopia: The …
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… W.E.B. Du Bois Papers Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Related … c. 1907. Wikimedia Commons Civil Rights (1945-1970) Africa African American Content The W.E.B. Du Bois papers , containing …
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… 1975). Photograph by Joan Clark Netherwood. Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection From 1976-1981, the National … complexities in an image, its context, or the work of documenting a community. Each activity challenges students … ideas for capturing photographs to tell the stories and history of your own area. Lesson Activities Activity One. …
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… THEY GAVE TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD UNDYING PROOF THAT AMERICANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT POSSESS THE PRIDE COURAGE AND DEVOTION OF … heroic or super hero powers. Students should not alter history, but rather demonstrate the characteristics of the …
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… to the country in a televised address in which he asked the American people to support the strongest civil rights bill … the Deep South. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History an EDSITEment-reviewed website has an entire issue … role of the Federal Government in ensuring equal rights for African Americans, according to each of the different …
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… Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day yes Photo caption The American flag flies prominently during the World Patriot … an important part of our everyday lives. Learning the history of the flag will help instill in students respect …
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… Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War yes Photo caption … and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and duplicate copies as necessary for student … , available via a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website History Matters . Selected EDSITEment Websites American …
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… "a significant role in shaping the political and social history of our country, impacting virtually every topic that … Gilbert Stuart, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory . Despite similar poses, these portraits are … the American Revolution in protest of its refusal to allow African American vocalist Marion Anderson to sing at …
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… of Independence , which it mirrors, Stanton's text lists a "history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of … The second grievance echoes a familiar cry from the American Revolution, "No taxation without representation." … copies of documents as requested by groups. Group 1: The African-American Perspective From the EDSITEment-reviewed …
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… can view this record of an era and see for themselves how Americans faced the challenge of those testing times. … and briefly discuss what is left out of this documentary history of a day in the life of one person living through … Lesson Plan FDR’s “Four Freedoms” Speech Student Activity African-Americans & CCC Evaluate New Deal programs and the …
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… Visualizing Emancipation Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … " collection includes access to newspapers published by African American presses across the U.S. during the 19th and 20th …
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… take what is put out for them." –Maria Mitchell, the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer … can also gain valuable insights in the study of social history. This lesson examines two themes in this novel — the … in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African American youths of rape. London, Jack : The Call of …
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… People and Places in the North and South yes Photo caption African American slaves using cotton gin, drawing by William L. … significant. Preparation The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over …
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… Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system. The campaign of 1828 was a … the property requirement, though New York kept it for African Americans. Massachusetts, like many states, retained … affect the voting population? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History The 1828 Campaign of …
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… is a hero. Students will then view portraits of heroes from American history, and glean a bit of background information on each … Baseball-all because Jackie Robinson dared to be the first African-American player in the Major Leagues. Sojourner …
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… derive from the Asante people of Ghana and were brought by African slaves to the Caribbean and parts of the U.S. These … stories and were written down in the 19th century in the American South. The following lessons introduce children to … Public Library. The "Preface" provides information on the history of Aesop's fables and on the definition of fables in …
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… Kupperman have called the most accurate depiction of Native Americans and the environment from the entire colonial era. … for emigration, from EDSITEment-reviewed site, Digital History. The EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory Project … Servitude on Digital History Selected EDSITEment Websites Africans in America From Indentured Servitude to Racial …
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… "Creating the Balance" on the EDSITEment resource The American President , "Madison's presidency was dominated by … France at that time. EDSITEment resources offer primary documents that illuminate key points in President Madison's … According to Morris and Morris's Encyclopedia of American History (New York: Harper Collins, 1996): "The British …