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Archive: March 2018 (10 Posts)

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

Stalingrad: Understanding the Global Impact of the Eastern Front in WWII

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Many historians consider the defeat of the Nazis at Stalingrad the turning point in World War II, yet this battle is given little attention in most U.S. classrooms. Typically, lessons focus on the major American experiences like Pearl Harbor, D-day, and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.

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

Sojourner Truth and the Power of a Portrait

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

A photograph of the abolitionist and suffrage activist Sojourner Truth that appears in the Library's newest Primary Source Set for educators, "Civil War Images: Depictions of African Americans in the War Effort," provides an opportunity to discover the questions that the objects in a portrait can raise about the message that image might have been meant to convey.