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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
Many contributed to the debates on how best to secure and advance the rights of African Americans, but one of the major contributors was the educator Booker T. Washington. Washington, the leader of Tuskegee Institute, stated his views in a speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 1895.
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)