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WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 2.

Teaching American History

Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. 1926) Library of Congress. Held, John, Jr.

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Lesson Ideas for Using Political Cartoons to Teach Civics

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Here are my go-to spots for grabbing high-resolution current and historical political cartoons: Daryl Cagle’s searchable database of current cartoons The Week’s and US News’s collections of recent cartoons Library of Congress’s collection of over 800 cartoons from throughout American history and their dedicated Herbert Block collection that spans much (..)

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

Library of Congress. Published in Ebony Magazine, January 1958. Library of Congress. The post Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine appeared first on Teaching American History. Elizabeth Eckford attempting to enter Little Rock School on September 4, 1957. Johnny Jenkins, United Press. Board of Education decision.

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Abraham Lincoln’s Speech at Cooper Union | February 27, 1860

Teaching American History

In September, 1859, he published an essay in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine , “ The Dividing Line between Federal and Local Authority, ” arguing for his version of popular sovereignty and claiming that this was in line with the thinking of the founding generation. 1860) Library of Congress. Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S.

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Margaret Sanger: The Woman Rebel

Teaching American History

In a magazine she began publishing in 1914, The Woman Rebel , Sanger wrote: “Is there any reason why women should not receive clean, harmless, scientific knowledge on how to prevent conception? Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress. Margaret devoted most of her life to helping other women avoid the same fate.

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

21, 1939: African Americans Arrested for Going to Public Library Sept. I am also going to take a trip to the library and pick up some of the books referenced in the discussion. Presenters Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. 11, 1972: D.C.