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Teaching with the Library of Congress: Top Posts of 2012

Posted by: Danna Bell

“The Library of Congress means many different things to many people,” wrote Stephen Wesson at the start of the second year of the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. “But for teachers and students it represents a source of discovery and learning unlike any other.” He noted that the first year of the blog had looked at a variety of topics and provided teaching suggestions that help unlock the potential of our unique primary sources.

Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Honoring Our History through Artwork: Martin Luther King, Jr. in Library of Congress Primary Sources

Posted by: Danna Bell

Are there statues in your community created to honor those who have made a difference? Have buildings in your town been named or renamed for important people in history? Martin Luther King, Jr. is one such person. Ask your students to analyze a mural documenting the life of Dr. King, as seen in a photograph from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive at the Library of Congress.

Posted in: African American History