What’s the Difference Between the National Archives and the Library of Congress?
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress and the National Archives exist to preserve pieces of history and culture.
Posted in: Government and Law
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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The Library of Congress and the National Archives exist to preserve pieces of history and culture.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
A recent blog post on presidential inaugurations noted that while the Constitution requires only an oath of office, presidential inaugurations have evolved to include many more activities. Many of these elements, including inaugural addresses, are documented in primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Presidents
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Inaugurations have evolved from this simple oath to include a series of events that both commemorate a transition of power and engage the public. A presidential inauguration also provides teachers and students a powerful lens through which to examine the principles at the foundation of American government—the rule of law, checks and balances, republicanism.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The original Constitution of the United States was nearly mute on voting rights, ceding them to the states to determine. This, the second of two posts exploring the struggles of two groups to gain full voting rights, will take a look at the long road toward the full enfranchisement of women.
Posted in: Government and Law, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The original Constitution of the United States was nearly mute on voting rights, ceding them to the states to determine. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution confers voting rights on African Americans, declaring that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
Posted in: African American History, Constitution, Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
When I attended the Library’s June Summer Teacher Institute, I was struck by how much the week of immersion in primary sources altered participants’ preliminary teaching plans. Between Library of Congress website discoveries and tours of real primary source collections, attendees extensively changed and enriched their plans.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, News and Events, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
In his June 1st post celebrating the beginning of the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog's second year of publication, Stephen Wesson pointed out that for teachers and students the Library of Congress “represents a source of discovery and learning unlike any other. Last week when I joined twenty-seven K-12 educators at the second of five 2012 Summer Teacher Institutes in Washington, D.C., I did indeed witness nonstop discovery and learning in a unique and awe-inspiring setting.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Stacie Moats
Consider using primary sources to help your students learn more about the fascinating state of Hawaii and its diverse populations in celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month this May.
Posted in: Asian American History, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
We were thrilled to see the wonderful responses from the blog post on teaching difficult subjects. A huge thank you to all of those who commented, made teaching suggestions and linked to this post.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies