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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: Danna Bell
Explore the mathematical thinking used in Alexander Graham Bell's Experimental notebooks and learn ways you can use them to support your students growth in mathematics.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
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: Cheryl Lederle
Explore the charts W.E.B. DuBois created for the Paris Exposition and compare them to those created from 1870's census information. What do they tell us about the African American community during this time?
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn more about our updated Native American Boarding Schools Primary Source Set.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Native American History, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
Using photographs from the Library's collections, teachers can encourage students to recognize similarities and differences between their lived experiences and those of children in the past.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Young Learners
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore engaging access points to enrich learning at home with the Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how primary sources can help students learn about public health challenges throughout history and provide insights into how such challenges are identified and addressed.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
See how a discussion about life during the Covid-19 pandemic led to a discussion of primary sources related to the history of barbering and hair cutting.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Culture and Folklife, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)