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Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Sorting the Real from the Myth

Teaching American History

1864) Library of Congress. 1865) Library of Congress. Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland UniversitysMasters Program in American History and Government. Ray is a former Teacher Program Manager for TAH and a frequent contributor to our blog.

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Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story

Teaching American History

This act required integration in employment, retail businesses and restaurants, and public facilities like libraries, parks and museumsas well as schools. Ellen Tucker, long time blog contributor for Teaching American History [1] But not as proactive as some. 4 [October 1988], 387 444.)) The post Implementing Brown v.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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Where to Find Stuff on tah.org: Document Page

Teaching American History

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. Two Core Document Collections cover the entire scope of American history.

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Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works

Teaching American History

Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress , edited by Joseph Postell , available in our bookstore for free download or purchase. Judging by its approval ratings over the past decade, Congress has lost the support of the American people. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-hec-35195.

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A Pageantry of Power: Planning Washington’s First Inauguration

Teaching American History

This blog post, written by faculty member Sarah Morgan Smith , was first posted on January 19, 2021. An online resource guide at Library of Congress, U.S. For each president, library staff have collected primary materials illustrating what made his inauguration unique.

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Lesson Ideas for Using Political Cartoons to Teach Civics

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Head over to my blog post, How to Teach Political Cartoons , where I detail the POPES process I’ve used for years. I don’t link to any specific cartoons in this blog post simply because the second I do, they’re dated! I can’t imagine teaching civics and government without political cartoons—they are essential to the subject.

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