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[caption id="attachment_9184" align="alignright" width="300"] Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1632[/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 following 4 day lesson plan weaves together both local and medieval histor…
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[caption id="attachment_9182" align="alignright" width="300"] Bird's Eye View of Holyoke, Massachusetts (1877)[/caption]
A research unit and project developed 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 following five-day lesson pl…
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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 f…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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, examin