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… Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery yes Photo caption "The Old … Wikimedia Commons One of the great tragedies of American history was the treatment of African-Americans. African … through a link from Documents of African-American Women ) 1859 * The Child's Anti-Slavery Book : Containing a …
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… W.E.B. Du Bois Papers Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Related … and sociologist. He co-founded the NAACP and edited its monthly magazine, The Crisis , which Du Bois used to draw …
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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…
Curriculum
… Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement yes Photo caption Civil … violence as a means toward change. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 11/13/09 Editor … Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement: Focus on Women Civil Rights (1945-1970) African American Civics Civil …
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… BackStory: Blackstory Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content … Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement: Focus on Women Media Resource W.E.B. Du Bois Papers Featured Image …
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… Technology in the Making of America July 23, 2020 Jason Harshman, Rebecca Hill, and James Moran yes Photo … papers (July, 1910). Wikimedia Commons The National History Day® (NHD) 2021 theme, Communication in History: The … and burnt their houses! nor could the tears of defenseless women, some of whom were in the pains of childbirth, the …
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… Lesson 4: FDR and the Lend-Lease Act yes Photo caption A … Great Britain, the Lend-Lease program was expanded within months to include China and the Soviet Union. Nazi Germany's … of Documentary Photography , from the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters site, is worth reviewing, particularly if …
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… The Statue of Liberty: Bringing “The New Colossus” to America … activities for students in grades 6–8 who are studying U.S. history through 1877. It also provides guided explorations … analysis of the poem, " The New Colossus ," from the Jewish Women's Archive a link on the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet …
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… Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage yes Photo … a continuation of the first trial in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African-American youths of … examine Remembering Jim Crow from the Edsitement approved History Matters website History Matters . Particularly good …
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… Why Here?: Heart Mountain, Wyoming and Japanese Incarceration Video History & Social Studies U.S. History A More Perfect Union … Mountain incarceration camp held over ten thousand men, women, and children between 1942 and 1945. The camp was …
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… Portrait of a Hero yes Photo caption Benjamin Franklin . The Library of Congress … Students will then view portraits of heroes from American history, and glean a bit of background information on each … so that she could communicate with other people. In six months Helen learned 625 words. Helen wanted to learn as …
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… Lesson 1: Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali (Teacher … a sense of the “lay of the land.” Go to Mali: Geography and History : Read the first paragraph and then find Timbuktu ( … time of year? Would the temperature vary very much from month to month? Activity 3. The Niger River Did you notice …
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… I Remember: Japanese Incarceration During WWII Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Japanese internment camps where more than 127,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were imprisoned …
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… Jack London's The Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"? yes Photo caption … Wild Animals I Have Known , in "Real and Sham Natural History," Atlantic Monthly , vol. 91, no. 545 (March 1903), p. 299 "True it is …
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… Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field yes Photo … ended. However, it would take days for the news to spread, months before troops returned home (on either side of the … War Building Community: Medieval Technology and American History The Getty A Harvest of Death Library of Congress …
Closer Readings Post
… Origins of Halloween and the Day of the Dead February 16, 2012 yes … an analogy between human death and the dark, cold winter months that loom ahead. While trick or treating in princess … with students as a framework for discussing the origins and history of the Halloween festival and introducing them to …
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… Chronicling America: Uncovering a World at War yes Photo caption “War!” The Daybook (Chicago, IL), April 17, … task of providing every week a first rough draft of history that will never really be completed about a world we … First Draft Lesson Plan Chronicling and Mapping the Women's Suffrage Movement Lesson Plan African-American …
Teacher's Guide
This Teacher's Guide includes place-based history resources and activity ideas to help students recognize the value of studying historic and cultural sites across the United States…
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This Teacher's Guide will introduce you to the cultures and explore the histories of some groups within the over 5 million people who identify as American Indian in the United States, with…
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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…
Lesson Plan
… Lesson 1: Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali (Student … a sense of the “lay of the land.” Go to Mali: Geography and History : Read the first paragraph and then find Timbuktu ( … time of year? Would the temperature vary very much from month to month? Activity 3. The Niger River Did you notice …
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… Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad yes Photo caption Photograph of Harriet Tubman by Horatio … from this era, visit EDSITEment's Music in African American History lesson. Similarly, the EDSITEment lesson entitled … states in the route Climate in each state during the winter months Terrain (mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, etc.) How …
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… Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville's Introduction March 06, 2012 yes Photo … but his real interest was America herself. He spent nine months criss-crossing the young country, traveling mostly by … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… The Meaning Behind the Mask yes Photo caption A mask from the Kuba Kingdom, Africa. … Activity 2. Africa--a continent of cultures with a rich history of masks Next, present Africa as a continent of … from the main page, and then click on "Men Who Dance as Women.") You may share these online resources by having …
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… Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution yes Photo caption Portrait … 1764–1775 , a timeline available on American Memory . Tax History Project , a comprehensive article on the events … attempt to resolve the conflict during the final peacetime months. This proposal was presented to the House of Commons …
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… Animals of the Chinese Zodiac yes Photo caption Chinese dragon in … EDSITEment-reviewed Asia Source . Click on "Haskell by the Month," then on "February," then on "Chinese New Year." Call … animals of the Chinese zodiac - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Chinese Zodiac Mosaic Lesson Plan Lions, Dragons, …
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… Lesson 1: From Courage to Freedom: The Reality behind the Song … "The slaves selected to go to the Great House Farm, for the monthly allowance for themselves and their fellow-slaves, … explores how spirituals play a role in African-American history, from the Underground Railroad to the Civil Rights …