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Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about Tape vs Hurley one of the first school desegregation cases ever decided in a court of law.
Posted in: Asian American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
What is the "Vacation Circus"? See how one of the Education Specialists at the Library of Congress found the answer to that question.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how an inscription in a book led our Einstein Fellow on a research odyssey using primary sources to learn about the owner of the book and the connect to the high school where he teaches.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post was written by Peter DeCraene, the 2020-21 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. In elementary school, being assigned to clean the erasers after school was the height of responsibility. I had a teacher who also rotated the job of getting a bucket of water from the janitor’s closet to …
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how maps can help students learn more about the impact of an oil spill.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how newspapers covered the pecan shellers strike of 1938.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Read George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation as a start for a wonderful Thanksgiving week.
Posted in: Holidays, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the spooky stories that are part of the Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Holidays, Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore our new primary source set and analysis tool on charts and graphs.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Teaching Tools