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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
On the Library of Congress Web site, Chronicling America provides free access to millions of historic American newspaper pages from 1836-1922. Although the sheer volume of stories might seem daunting, Chronicling America makes it easy to explore the pages.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Historic newspapers allow students to explore twentieth-century articles and advertisements that encouraged Americans to vote.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn how newspapers encouraged voter participation in elections.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore how to use Chronicling America to study the Black American fight for freedom and the complicated narrative the documents this part of United States history.
Posted in: African American History, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about the treaties between Native American nations and the United States government.
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Join Library of Congress education specialists every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET for free online Office Hours for education. Each session will include a twenty-minute topical presentation with plenty of time for questions and answers with Library experts. Join us at https://locgov.webex.com/meet/kmcg. This week, we’ll be discussing: April 7: Local History Resources Help students …
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In the November/December 2015 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article focused on analyzing newspapers from the presidential election of 1912, an unusual contest at an unusual time.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
One of the most powerful effects of primary sources is their ability to complicate common understandings of history. As the raw materials of history, original documents are able to bring to light little-known details or neglected episodes that add complexity to oversimplified accounts.
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Each of these historical artifacts is a part of the history of Mexican American communities in the 19th and 20th centuries. And each one can be found in the new Library of Congress primary source set, Mexican American Migrations and Communities.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, News and Events, Teaching Tools