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Posted by: Danna Bell
Throughout history, music has been used for celebrations and for memorial events; to sway opinion or highlight a specific point of view; or to encourage people to vote for a particular political candidate.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Following the Allied victory in World War I, the United States entered a period of rapid change, experiencing changes both in its stature as a global leader and changes from social experiments, including universal women’s suffrage and the prohibition of alcohol. One widely discussed topic of this time was “Americanism,” the idea that certain unique qualities, traditions, and ideals set apart the United States.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), World History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Join reference specialist Abby Yochelson, of the Library of Congress Humanities and Social Sciences Division, as she discusses “Books Go to War: Armed Services Editions in World War II” based on the Library's America Reads exhibition.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can we best document an analysis of film as a primary source? The complex motions, multiple scenes, and pacing can be challenging aspects not only to students analyzing film, but even more so in communicating their analysis and sharing it with others.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Recently I updated our guide to World War I materials, which contains links to online photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music, and sound recordings from the war. With the centennial of the U.S. entry into WWI approaching, I expect that the WWI guide will be particularly useful for teachers and students.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
We are excited that the National Council of Social Studies Conference will be meeting in Washington, D.C., December 2-4. The Library of Congress Educational Outreach Team and Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) partners are looking forward to meeting with you and sharing ideas on using primary sources in the classroom.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
It is also a reminder that, though we have collected the stories of many Native Americans with a focus on those who served as code talkers, there are many, many more who served bravely in all of the branches of the military throughout the history of the United States of America.
Posted in: Native American History, Teaching Strategies, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Thinking about how to commemorate Veterans Day with your students? Our blog posts can provide some ideas.
Posted in: Holidays, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Folklife - songs, stories, jokes, crafts, and dances which have been handed down from generation to generation - are the unwritten history of the American people, and they help us understand what it is like to belong to a group, whether that group is a family, an ethnic group, a regional group, or a group of workers in the same occupation.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Fine and Performing Arts, Interviews with Experts