In this guest post, former intern Griffin Godoy shares how he researched federal records to trace the immigration and naturalization story of an Irish Teenager.
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Striking Down “Freedom of Choice” Plans for School Desegregation: Green v. New Kent County
In Green v. New Kent County, the 1968 Supreme Court ruled that a "freedom of choice" plan was not sufficient to bring about desegregation. The decision spurred on desegregation in earnest in Virginia schools.
Focus on Reconstruction: New Teaching Activities
Access new DocsTeach teaching activities created by U.S. history teacher Andrew Zetts.
Picture This – With DocsTeach!
A “Girl Power” workshop connects participants with historical photos of girls from the records of the National Archives, stimulating creative thinking and writing.
Congratulations, Barrie Moorman, NHD Teacher of the Year!
Ms. Moorman, a teacher at EL Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, DC, won the Patricia Behring Senior Division Teacher of the Year prize at the National History Day Awards Ceremony on June 18.
Congratulations NHD Winners!
Special congratulations to students who researched at the National Archives for their projects!