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The American Democracy Collection: Telling the story of Presidential Elections
Interactive exhibits in Google Arts & Culture’s American Democracy collection tell the story of presidential elections in the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Online Tools
Tagged civil_rights, election, exhibits, nixon, photographs, president, truman
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Suspending the Right of Due Process: Japanese-American Relocation during World War II
Engage students in classroom discussions about due process and the Fifth Amendment using primary sources about Japanese-American “relocation” during WWII. Continue reading
Using Primary Sources to Analyze the 2015 AP U.S. Government FRQ: Civil Rights & Liberties
Our intern offers insight into how she’ll teach the 14th Amendment to her AP students next year using primary sources. Continue reading
Open Registration for Summer Professional Development
We are now accepting applications for Primarily Teaching—our summer institute for educators on using historical documents in the classroom. Learn more and apply online. Summer 2015 workshops will be held at our locations in: Atlanta (Morrow, GA) June 22–26 Chicago, June 22–26 Seattle, July 6–10 … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Research
Tagged chinese_americans, chinese_exclusion, civil_rights, hoover_library, immigration, NASA, national_archives_atlanta, national_archives_chicago, national_archives_seattle, native american, native_americans, new_deal, PD, presidential_library, primarily_teaching, primary_sources, professional_development, research, segregation, tva, westward_expansion, WWI
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The Roosevelts and Race: A Distance Learning Program
Registration is now open for two programs on February 18th: “The Roosevelts and Race in the 1930s and 40s” at 10:00–10:50 a.m. and 2:00–2:50 p.m. CST. Despite overwhelming support from the African American electorate, FDR’s fear of losing the support of … Continue reading
Voting Rights Today Contest for Texas 12th Graders
The LBJ Foundation invites all 12th-grade Texas students to enter the 2015 “Voting Rights Today” Essay and Documentary Contest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The focus of this year’s essay and documentary contest is “Voting Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged civil_rights, contest, lbj, presidential_library, student, student_work
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Forty years ago: Desegregation in Boston Public Schools
Newly digitized primary sources and online teaching activities related to education equality are available on DocsTeach. Continue reading
Poetry Slam: A Different Way to Use Primary Sources
Students assemble key sentences from primary sources into poems to tell a larger story. Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged chicago, civil_rights, court_case, docsteach, guest_blogger, lesson_plans, PD, poetry, primary_sources
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Interns Help Make Newly Digitized Documents Available to Teachers on DocsTeach
Many new primary sources are now available as teaching tools on DocsTeach.org thanks to our summer interns! Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Professional Development, Research
Tagged boston, chicago, civil_rights, docsteach_new_documents, ellis_island, immigration, National Archives at Boston, national_archives_atlanta, national_archives_boston, national_archives_chicago, national_history_day, new_deal, nhd, nyc, primarily_teaching, research, tva
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Teachers Digitize Boston Schools Desegregation Case at the National Archives at Boston
Documents from the civil action court case Tallulah Morgan et al. v. James W. Hennigan et al. are online for the first time. Continue reading
