Primary sources Reconstruction images Reconstruction sheet music Newspaper articles related to Reconstruction 1865-99 Books and other texts related to Reconstruction Oral histories related to Reconstruction Abolition and Reconstruction map Mapping Occupation – U.S. Army posts during Reconstruction University of Georgia Jim Crow & Segregation primary source set & teachers’ guide 13th Amendment to the Constitution…
Teacher image set Teaching image set Teacher sheet music Teacher oral histories Free to Use and Reuse: Teachers & Students primary source set Books about teachers and teaching More texts about teachers and teaching Historical newspaper coverage related to the teaching profession Legislation related to teachers Legislation related to teacher appreciation week Related resources
Harry Belafonte image set Remembering Harry Belafonte primary source set A Time for Freedom video (5:29) Off the record interview with Harry Belafonte (audio) 1987 Harry Belafonte interview (transcript) 2019 Legendary Folk Singer Odetta speaks of Harry Belafonte in video interview (24:10) Historical newspaper coverage of Harry Belafonte “Calypso”—Harry Belafonte 2017 essay RIP Harry Belafonte…
Novels in verse tell stories using both poetry while also employing traditional narrative structures and styles. Use the links below to learn more about this form of storytelling and to dive into the Library’s collections. No Extra Words: The Emotional Punch of Novels in Verse Bookmarked blog includes videos of conversations with authors Lancelot ou…
Have students use the primary sources in this set to tell a story about the American Library Association and its mission to support U.S. troops during World War I. The story may be in digital or print form. It could be nonfiction, fiction, or even a song. You may also use this primary set for a found…
Look very closely at this source. What can you learn about it solely by carefully examining the objects and text labels? Explain what you think each clue you identify means. Now do some research, which you will share with the class. Review the source record and make a list of the information that you gather…
This unique collection contains more than 7,000 historical photographic postcards providing a Euro-centric visual record of Africa and its people during the historically intensive years of European colonialism, from 1895 to 1960. Most of the postcard imagery from the African colonies was taken by military and colonial officials, missionary workers, and professional photographers. In addition…
Did you know that poetry was a common feature in U.S. historical newspapers? Search the Chronicling America archives, which features newspapers from 1770 to 1963, for your favorite poets. Get more searching tips from a reference librarian in this Teaching with the Library post. Related resources
April certainly is not the cruelest month if you’re looking for poetry resources from the Library of Congress, LOC.gov has loads of treasures to choose from. Library collections PSN poet primary source collections Digitized poetry materials from the Library’s collections Poet Laureates Finding Resources: Poetry in Historical Newspapers Multimedia & music Poetry online exhibition materials Civil…
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Ada Limón will be the guest editor for the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day series weekdays during April. Of the 20 poems Limón chose for the series, she said, “I wanted poems that felt like they had a life to them; that they were expansive in some way; that they were reaching out…
Victoria Woodhull was a woman suffrage and labor reform activist and the first female candidate for U.S. President. She ran on the Equal Right’s Party ticket in 1872 with Frederick Douglass as the Vice Presidential candidate, running against Republican president Ulysses S. Grant and Democratic candidate Horace Greeley. Victoria Woodhull historical newspaper coverage The Judiciary Committee of the…
Make connections to women’s history by exploring this primary source set put together by TPS Teachers Network Lead Mentor and curriculum specialist Cheryl Davis. Originally created as an Apple eBook, Reminders from the Ceiling Breakers is now a shareable primary source album available from the TPS Teachers Network. The album contains 12 digital postcards created with photographs…