Date: Mar 28 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9179" align="alignright" width="300"] Women working in ordnance plants during WWI. Women took on traditionally male work roles during the war.[/caption]
Produced during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015, the follow…
Date: Mar 21 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9171" align="alignright" width="300"] European nations staked their claims in the continents of Africa and the Americas with little concern for the indigenous populations.[/caption]
Created 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 the effects pr…
Date: Mar 14 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9159" align="alignright" width="300"] Example of a great mosque (Iraq) with dome and minarets overlaid with gold.[/caption]
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…
Date: Feb 29 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9108" align="alignright" width="300"] The Landing of Columbus[/caption]
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…
Date: Feb 14 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9087" align="alignright" width="195"] Ten Days in a Mad-House: Illuminates the inner workings of an insane asylum.[/caption]
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 interwov…
Date: Feb 7 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9078" align="alignright" width="219"] Uncle Sam, behind high wall marked "Literacy Test" which is spiked with pen points, says to immigrant family below: "You're welcome, if you can climb it".[/caption]
The Emerging America program in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary sourc…
Date: Feb 4 2016
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[caption id="attachment_9047" align="alignright" width="300"] The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand.[/caption]
The Emerging America program 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 American Revolution and U.S. Constitution!
The American Revolution a…
Date: Feb 6 2015
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African American soldiers on patrol near bombed buildings, somewhere in Europe (Library of Congress) See also https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures.
A new Featured Source Performance Assessment is now available, examining Civil Rights During
Date: Dec 17 2014
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Arriba España!
As the Spanish Civil War raged between 1936-1939, struggles between competing ideologies played out on the streets as well as in the trenches. As much of Europe prepared for another global war, the military and social clashes in Spain served a dress rehearsal for potent new tools of propaganda as well as deadly new weapons and tactics. Spanish political factions: fascist, commu…
Date: Jun 15 2014
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Starting with this model lesson for Kindergarten, EmergingAmerica.org launches a new feature. Periodically, we will post exemplary inquiry-based lessons using primary sources from the Library of Congress. Contact us with feedback or your own drafts or suggestions for lesson ideas." - Rich Cairn, Director, Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program of the Collaborati…