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… Ask an NEH Expert: Multiple Perspectives Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language … events and topics. The video includes how maps and primary documents available at the Santa Barbara Trust can be used …
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… subjects and events often omitted from European and North American art history. Symbolism plays a significant role in many of his … practiced in Haitian Diasporic communities with both African and European origins. Why do you imagine Marshall …
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… Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … also showcased exclusion and inequality. As a microcosm of American society, the fair can serve as an entry point for … Douglass, and other Black activists overcame obstacles to African American representation on the fairgrounds, as well …
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… detailed, and engaging primary sources that convey the history of slavery and freedom seeking in striking terms. … are certainly reliable: articles published in the American Historical Review and the Journal of African American History, or content from the National Park …
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The National Endowment for the Humanities has invited National History Day (NHD) and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to work together to promote better understanding among…
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This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of many states and jurisdictions has been funded by the National Endowment for the…
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… the fourth president was maintained by scores of enslaved African-Americans. Archaeology is revealing how they lived. … on the constitutional questions. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 11/13/09 Related …
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… which has a page specifically devoted to World War I History. Review background information on the treaty and the … into World War I: A Documentary Chronology Lesson Plan African-American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd …
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… Student Activity The Social Security Act Student Activity African-Americans & CCC Lesson Plan FDR’s “Four Freedoms” Speech History & Social Studies U.S. History 6-12 08/25/10 Interwar …
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… yes Photo caption Still from the documentary “Rita Dove: An American Poet” Wikimedia Commons The selections within this … Modern American Poetry Rita Dove: “ ‘Looking Underneath’ History,” by Renee, H. Shea , (p. 9–13) from AP English … Modern American Poetry Protest, s.v. poetry, The Making of African American Identity: Vol. 3, 1917-1968, America in …
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… points, and main character arcs. Treatment A treatment is a document that presents the story idea of your film before … at Work Lesson Plan Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film Lesson Plan Shakespeare's Julius …
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… adventure game designed to improve the understanding of American history by students in grades 5 through 8. Mission US The …
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… time, this novel brings to life the culture of the first African American-controlled town in Florida and the settlement of … by Zora Neale Hurston , available from EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters Refer to EDSITEment’s Literary Glossary for …
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… January 29, 1782 , available on the EDSITEment resource American Memory . (NOTE: For now, simply mention to students … attempt to enlist still loyal Americans (Tories), enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans: "The exceeding … leader or president of the country? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Who Was Really …
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… through Montana, the new territory was largely unknown to Americans in the East. To explore this newly acquired … NEH Chairman, Bruce Cole. For additional information on the history of Lewis and Clark's expedition, visit PBS-produced …
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… 2011 Jefferson Lecture: Drew Gilpin Faust Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … to Wheat Field Lesson Plan A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? Lesson Plan Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth … Lesson Plans After the American Revolution: Free African Americans in the North (Grades 6-8) : Students will …
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… of opinion might be.” —Studs Terkel No one captured oral history like Studs Terkel. He was a one-of-a-kind radio show … The New York Times obituary called him “Listener to Americans.” Indeed, he is still captivating his …
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… 11, 2013 yes Photo caption Participants, some carrying American flags, marching in the civil rights march from … deep knowledge and understanding of American principles and history. For example, the eloquent call for justice in … Ordinary Places: The Civil Rights Movement The Music of African American History Featured Websites Thurgood …
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… Campaigns in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Teaching American History Southern Approaches to Europe walks students through …
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… Presidential Inaugurations Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … We Must Not Be Enemies Student Activity Lincoln on the American Union: A Word Fitly Spoken Lesson Plan “From Time …
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… Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … of 1964. LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights (1945-1970) African American Constitution/Law Content This episode of BackStory …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville’s official purpose was to study the American penal system, but his real interest was America … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… various alternatives for securing civil rights for black Americans in a self-governing society. Background If … arguments, as well as reflections on American and world history, King defended the legitimacy of his intervention to … some background on the sort of discrimination faced by African-Americans in Birmingham (as well as in most of the …
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… America's cultural consciousness. They observe, “For most Americans the episode ranks in familiarity somewhere between … and the Salem witch trials EDSITEment lesson Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , offers an engaging … What is it about this particular tragic segment of American history that appeals to the creative imagination? …
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… in America than in Europe with negative consequences for American character and culture. Throughout, students are … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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Our Women's History Teacher's Guide provides compelling questions, lesson activities, and multimedia resources for integrating women's perspectives and experiences throughout the school year.…
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Our collection of resources is designed to assist students and teachers as they prepare their NHD projects and highlights the long partnership that has existed between the National Endowment…
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Based on this model oral history experience, the toolkit includes instructional concepts, ideas, and strategies for use by educators to design a curriculum that reflects their instructional goals…