LGBTQ Activism and Contributions primary source set with teacher's guide Photographs Gay men creating a display labeled "Free: Gay Liberation, Minnesota" 1970 Male couples 1970 Gay rights demonstration at the Democratic National Convention 1976 AIDS quilt, Washington, D.C. 1987 Gary Pride Parade image set 2012 An LGBT Pride flag 2018 Posters Gay is angry, gay revolution networker 1971 I never loved a man the way that I love you! 1973 Gays & work symposium … [Read more...]
News, Opportunities, Resources & PD from the Library & TPS Consortium
June 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
News, Opportunities, Resources Concerts from the Library Information | Premiering on Facebook | Watch on YouTube Global Resource Fair U.S. Department of State Online June 22 - 24 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EST Free | Information & registration Grab the Mic June Newsletter Jayson Reynolds | Read Hidden Folklorists and Hidden Spirituals on the Folklife Today Podcast Read about it | Listen Japanese Storytelling: Kamishibai and Ukiyo-e Minerva's … [Read more...]
Today in History: June Posts
June 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
June 1 June 2 1899: New York City's Finest 1921: Tulsa Race Massacre 1866: Grover Cleveland 1924: Indian Citizenship Act June 3 June 4 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor 1880: Bell's Photophone 1754: Fort Necessity & the French and Indian War 1919 Congress Approves 19th Amendment 1968: The Gish Sisters June 5 June 6 1851: Uncle Tom's Cabin 1756: John Trumbull 1944: D-Day June 7 June … [Read more...]
Timely Connections: The Tulsa Race Massacre Then and Now
May 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, or the Attack on Greenwood, was, and remains, one of the bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence in U.S. history. The incident began with the arrest of a young black man on May 31, was incited by an inflammatory report in the May 31 edition of the Tulsa Tribune, and ended around 24 hours later after white rioters looted and burned the prosperous black community on June 1. In the aftermath, dozens of city blocks were razed, hundreds killed, and thousands left … [Read more...]
Citizen U Bulletin Volume 2, Issue 10
May 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Bulletin Volume 2, Issue 10 While the newsletter is on summer hiatus, keep up with the news on Twitter. CIVICS IN ACTION Citizen U Weaving civics across grades and disciplines Click the links to access, like and share New … [Read more...]
TPS Spotlight: Read.Inquire.Write.
May 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Developed in partnership with middle school social studies teachers, Read.Inquire.Write. (RIW) supports students in inquiry and argument writing in social studies. All resources are free, thanks to a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, but access to specific materials requires a free teacher account. As students progress through investigations in World Geography, Ancient World History, and U.S. History, they draw on their own rich and diverse … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Asian Pacific American History & Culture
May 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Primary Source Sets with Teacher Guides Japanese American Internment During World War II Veterans' Stories: Struggles for Participation Guided Primary Source Analyses Chinese Citizenship in Hawaii Entrance to Manzanar Collection Connections After the Day of Infamy: “Man-on-the-Street” Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar Lesson Plans Analysis and Interpretation of Primary … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Cicadas
May 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Cicadas historical newspaper articles Cicada illustrations from Comparative zoology 1893 Cicadas in home sweet home (sonnets) 1903 The periodical cicada in 1914 The Cicada's Story from The emerald story book 1915 Fairy Prisoners from Really truly fairy stories 1915 They're Coming! Cicadas Invade! Inside Adams May 5, 2021 “Cicada Terrible Freedom” In the Muse May 28, 2021 Related resource Today in History: Boll Weevil & Cotton … [Read more...]
Citizen U Bulletin Volume 2, Issue 9
May 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Bulletin Volume 2, Issue 9 SUBSCRIBE CIVICS IN ACTION Citizen U Weaving civics across grades and disciplines Click the links to access, like and share New Lessons Champions of Change Students analyze a variety of primary sources to … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Teachers & Teaching
May 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
“The trouble is that we don’t always realize how important teachers are, in music or in anything else. Teaching is probably the noblest profession in the world — the most unselfish, difficult, and honorable profession. It is also the most unappreciated, underrated, underpaid, and underpraised profession in the world.” Leonard Bernstein Teacher images Week of the Teacher primary source album Teacher Teacher sheet music Audio recordings related to teaching and teachers Books and … [Read more...]
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