Below you will find Library of Congress resources curated by TPS-Barat that relate to National History Day 2015 topic ideas from the Chicago Metro History Education Center. This set specifically focuses on power, authority, & governance and reform & social justice but all topic ideas are related to the 2015 NHD theme: Leadership & Legacy in History. More CMHEC topics will be referenced in subsequent posts.
Power, Authority & Governance and Reform & Social Justice
NOTE: historical newspaper coverage is from 1836-1922
Jane Addams, the Women’s Peace Party and the Hague Conference
- Jane Addams & Hull House primary source collections
- Historical newspaper coverage of the Women’s Peace Party
- Historical newspaper coverage of the International Congress of Women
Grace Abbott and the Immigrant Protective League
- Reformer Grace Abbott & Child Labor primary source collections & teaching resources
- Historical newspaper coverage of the Immigrant Protective League
Alliance to End Repression and the Red Squad: Leading to First Amendment Rights
Legacy of Dewey Defeats Truman
Clarence Darrow (capital punishment or crime or immigration, first amendment)
Restorative Justice, Crime and the Legacy of Clarence Darrow
The Rosenwald Legacy: Racial Progress, Giving Away a Fortune
The Struggle for Japanese-American Reparations
- Japanese-American internment primary source collections
- Featured Source: Entrance to Manzanar guided primary source analysis activities
Roosevelt, Conventions and the Third-Term Question
- Roosevelt third term: historical newspaper articles
- Theodore Roosevelt third term primary source set
- Theodore Roosevelt primary source collections & teaching resources
Civilian Conservation Corps in Chicago and Illinois
- Civilian Conservation Corps primary source set
- Civilian Conservation Corps Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Civilian Conservation Corps Illinois Archives CCC Legacy
Related Resources
NHD 2015: Preparing for National History Day
NHD 2015: Free Primary Source Primer PD
NHD 2015: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Economics, Science, Art, Architecture & Design
NHD 2015: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Women and Civil Rights
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