Date: Dec 18 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9985" align="alignright" width="300"] African Americans collecting bones of soldiers killed in the battle in Cold Harbor, Virginia.[/caption]
The following collection was created to provide teachers with primary source materials focused on the African American experience during the Civil War. The African American perspective and involvement in the Civil War is visible both…
Date: Dec 12 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9973" align="alignright" width="212"] Theodore Roosevelt wearing ornate allegorical crown of Panama Canal, "the greatest achievement for trade in modern times."[/caption]
Theodore Roosevelt is an iconic figure in American history. Long before he became President of the United States, Roosevelt was studying, researching, and writing books about history. Roosevelt would late…
Date: Dec 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9959" align="alignright" width="175"] This issue of the Yiddish socialist daily, the Forward, endorsed Roosevelt for reelection as “Labor’s Choice” on the cover of its November 1, 1936, rotogravure section.
Date: Nov 27 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9933" align="alignright" width="300"] Front page of the New York’ newspaper The Sun. Features pictures of the Vesper Club gangmen with bylines touting their complete rehabilitation into society.[/caption]
Students are often intrigued by individuals who question authority and seek change. The following three sub-sets of sources support the case that reformers who desired ch…
Date: Nov 20 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9925" align="alignright" width="300"] Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864[/caption]
Created with an emphasis on Disability History, the following lesson plan from Emerging America explores primary source images and documents related to Civil War wounded. Students will learn about the great numbe…
Date: Nov 13 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9910" align="alignright" width="237"] Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America.[/caption]
The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on the Civil War and Reco…
Date: Aug 23 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9695" align="alignright" width="300"] Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. circa 1860.[/caption]
Prepare your students for their trip to Washington D.C.! Millions of travelers tour Washington D.C. each year, including thousands of students and their chaperones looking to take in some of the finest cultural institutions, monuments, and government buildings our nation has to…
Date: Jul 28 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9338" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy MA Center for Civics Education.[/caption]
During the economic, political, and social climate of 2017, the obvious need for a well-educated and informed group of young citizens has become increasing evident. In an effort to support students as they transition into adulthood, programs such as We the People and the MA Center for…
Date: Jul 18 2016
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Islam dates back to the 7th century when, according to religious tradition, a forty-year-old merchant named Muhammad was visited by the Archangel Gabriel near the city of Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula. Muhammad was told that he was the last prophet in a line of prophets that included Moses and Jesus. Allah’s revelations to Muhammad were made in Arabic thus establishing Arabic as the official lang…
Date: Jul 5 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9313" align="alignright" width="160"] Poster shows the interior of a prison cell where a woman is being forcibly held seated in a chair by a man and a woman while another man pours liquid into a tube inserted in the woman's nose; written on the prison wall is "votes for women."[/caption]
“We the women of America, tell you that America is not a democracy! Twenty million wom…