Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress
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African American Identity in the Gilded Age: Two Unreconciled Strivings Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine how African-Americans in the Gilded Age were able to form a meaningful identity for themselves and reject the inferior images fastened upon them. -
Civil War Images: Depictions of African Americans in the War Effort A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the ways in which African Americans were depicted in the Civil War effort. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context…- Date: 1861
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After Reconstruction Students use Library of Congress primary sources to identify problems and issues facing African Americans immediately after Reconstruction. -
Immigration and Migration: Today and During the Great Depression Students use Library of Congress primary sources and interviews with parents, historical photographs, films, and documents to compare the immigration/migration experiences of their families to those of people living through the Great… -
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Perspective Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the history of African Americans in the 1930s South and study the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. -
Spanish and Portuguese Exploration in the Americas A selection of Library of Congress primary sources on the the exploration of and the settlement of the Americas, particularly by Spain and Portugal. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with…- Date: 1500
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Reconstruction A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the topic of Reconstruction in the United States. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. Photographs, newspaper… -
Nineteenth Century Women: Struggle and Triumph Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine powerful stories of brave women who helped shape the history of the United States during the 19th century. -
Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine race relations in the mid-20th century United States through a close reading of two documents relating to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the racial… -
Slavery in the United States: Primary Sources and the Historical Record Students learn about primary sources and analyze Library of Congress primary sources about slavery in the United States. -
Baseball, Race and Ethnicity: Rounding the Bases Students use Library of Congress primary sources focused on baseball to explore the American experience regarding race and ethnicity. -
Jamestown A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring Jamestown as the first permanent British settlement in North America. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
LGBTQ Activism and Contributions A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring LGBTQ Activism and Contributions. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. Photos, film footage, newspaper articles, interviews,…- Date: 1865
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The Great Migration A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the Great Migration. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. The Great Migration documented in photographs, manuscripts,…- Date: 1916
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The Harlem Renaissance A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the Harlem Renaissance. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1920
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Civil War Photographs: What Do You See? Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the Civil War and American industrialization. -
Baseball Across a Changing Nation A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring baseball and the various ways it was experienced by Americans between the close of the Civil War and the beginning of WWII. This…- Date: 1860
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The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the history and civil rights legacy of the NAACP. This set also includes a Teacher s Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1895
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World War I: What Are We Fighting For Over There? Students use Library of Congress primary sources to create World War I era newspapers with different perspectives on American involvement in the war. -
Women's Suffrage A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring women's suffrage in the United States. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the controversies inherent in conservation programs. -
The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole Students use Library of Congress primary sources and passages from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to uncover the common themes of the immigrant experience. -
Veterans' Stories: Struggles for Participation A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the struggles individual veterans had as they worked to serve their country in uniform. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical…- Date: 1941
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World War I World War I was a war like no other and had lasting effects on the United States and the world. Photographs, maps, songs, poems, newspapers, posters, and soldiers’ accounts explore the events… -
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Civil War Soldiers' Portraits: The Liljenquist Family Collection A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the Civil War portraits in the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress. This set also includes a…- Date: 1860
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The Great Depression and the Present Day Students use Library of Congress primary sources to gain a better understanding of why the government takes care of its people and how this type of welfare state started. -
Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine rituals and customs of various cultures. -
Civil War Photographs: The Mathew Brady Bunch Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine Civil War photographs as primary sources. -
Maps From The World Digital Library A selection of primary sources exploring historic maps presented by the World Digital Library. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
Thomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and identify techniques he used to persuade Congress to purchase his personal library in 1815. -
Oral History and Social History Students use Library of Congress primary sources to understand the genuine experience of oral history in order to appreciate the process of historiography using the topic of immigration. -
Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the modern woman's suffrage movement and its beginnings in the 1840s with the Seneca Falls Convention.