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1492: An Ongoing Voyage—Exhibit examines the rich mix of societies coexisting in the New World before Europeans arrived. It looks at what was life like here before 1492; how Europeans, Africans, and Americans reacted to each other; and the immediate results of their contact. (Library of Congress)

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1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions -- Lesson, Learning Page is a lesson plan in which students create their own multi-media epic poems about the year 1900. Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" and Hart Crane’s "The Bridge" serve as artistic models for students, who also draw on life histories, sound recordings, and other primary resources. (Library of Congress)

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A Life Apart: Hasidism in America is a documentary on this movement within Orthodox Judaism. The Hasidic ideal is to live a hallowed life in which even the most mundane action is sanctified. Hasidim live in tightly-knit communities centered around a rebbe, the community's political and religious leader. Most of the 200,000 American Hasidim live in NYC. This website provides the film script, reviews, a discussion forum, and 15 essays on Hasidism. (Alternative Media Information Center, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)

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A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution tells the story that began during World War II, when nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes into detention camps established by the U.S. government. Many spent three years living under armed guard, behind barbed wire. (Smithsonian Institution)

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A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom is a web-companion for the 90-minute film biography of the labor activist and civil rights pioneer narrated by actor Lynne Thigpen. Using archival photos and footage, audio interviews with Randolph from the 1960s, interviews with contemporaries in the labor and civil rights movements, and film re-creations, the program chronicles Randolph's life and many accomplishments. (WETA, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)

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The Aaron Copland Collection: Ca. 1900-1990—American Memory features music manuscripts, diaries, photos, and biographical materials of this 20th century composer who created distinctive "American" music. (Library of Congress)

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Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress -- American Memory presents Lincoln's draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, his second inaugural address, an 1864 memo expressing his expectation of being defeated for re-election, and more than 70,000 other images and transcriptions of letters, speeches, and writings from the 1850s through his presidency (1860-65). (Library of Congress)

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Activities and Readings in the Geography of the United States: (ARGUS) offers resource materials for teaching geographic perspectives in various academic subjects. Materials include print activities, a text which contains 26 case studies that illustrate major geographic concepts, transparency masters, a teacher's guide, and an interactive CD. (Association of American Geographers, supported by National Science Foundation)

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Adeline Hornbek and the Homestead Act: A Colorado Success Story explores how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places)

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Affidavit and Flyers from the Chinese Boycott Case introduces students to one instance in which immigrants overcame the ramifications of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the U.S. judicial system. This lesson correlates to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government. It also has cross-curricular connections with history, government, language arts, and math. (National Archives and Records Administration)

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The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship—American Memory showcases the African American collections of the Library of Congress. Displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings, this is the largest black history exhibit ever held at the Library of Congress. (Library of Congress)

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African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907—American Memory presents a review of African-American history and culture as seen through the practice of pamphleteering. The site includes sermons on racial pride and essays on segregation, voting rights, and violence against African-Americans. (Library of Congress)

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African Voices explores the diversity and global influence of Africa's cultures on work, family, community, and the natural environment. Sculptures, textiles, and other objects are included, as are video and audio interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics. (National Museum of Natural History, supported by Smithsonian Institution)

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The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920—American Memory explores the diversity and complexity of African-American culture in Ohio. These manuscripts, texts, and images focus on themes that include slavery, emancipation, abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, Reconstruction, African Americans in politics and government, and African-American religion. (Library of Congress)

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African-American Mosaic—Exhibition is a resource guide for the study of nearly 5000 years of black history and culture. It covers four areas -- Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and the Work Projects Administration -- of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, and surveys a variety of the Library's collections, including books, periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound. (Library of Congress)

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African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920—American Memory contains 1,300 pieces of sheet music including songs from antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, African-American soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves, Reconstruction, and the northern migration of African Americans. (Library of Congress)

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Africans in America is an online companion to the four-part PBS series, covering the period 1450 to 1865. There are historical narratives, resource banks of images, documents, stories, biographies, commentaries, and a teacher's guide. (WGBH, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities)

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After Reconstruction: Studying the Problems of African-Americans in the South—Lesson, Learning Page encourages students to identify problems facing African Americans immediately after Reconstruction. Students then work in small groups to identify documents describing a particular problem, consider opposing points of view, and suggest a solution and present their research findings. (Library of Congress)

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Afterschool.gov: Web Sites for Kids and Teens is a list of government websites for kids and teens. Topics include art and music, health and science, math, language arts, history and social studies, and researching the government. (National Partnership for Reinventing Government)

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Alcatraz Island is home to one of the world’s most infamous prisons. From the 1930s to 1960s, Alcatraz was the premier maximum security prison, housing inmates such as Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly. Before the prison was created, the island was home to American Indians. Today, it is one of San Francisco's most prominent tourist attractions. (National Park Service)

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