The following primary source set offers a unique compilation of images showcasing the expression of Islamic faith through architecture, literature, and the arts. Students are exposed to a collection of sources depicting both the religion of Islam and the relationship between Islam and the other Abrahamic religious traditions of Judaism and Christianity. Included in the […]

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HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 3, Issue 8 for March 1, 2016 (Lots here this week. Scroll all the way to the bottom!) FREE Library of Congress TPS @ the Collaborative – Register. † Plymouth – March 15 & April 27 Sparking Inquiry in Geography & World History. Great and rare offering for World History and Geography teachers. […]

Expose your students to the history (and reality) behind Christopher Columbus’ first encounter with the Caribbean and the Taino. Two key primary sources in this lesson are a letter from Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain detailing interactions between Europeans and the indigenous population and a 1562 map of European attitudes toward the […]

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Created during the History in Motion program, a collaboration between Emerging America and the Library of Congress, the following primary source set contains materials pertaining to Puerto Rican identity in the United States.   Civics and U.S. History courses raise the question: What does it mean to be an American? The case of Puerto Rico […]

Produced during the History in Motion program, a collaboration between Emerging America and the Library of Congress, the following primary source set contains materials focused on Disability history in the United States. Disability has been interwoven into America’s history since the country’s inception through letters, images, newspapers, diaries and other primary sources. Ideas around ability […]