By the People is a Library of Congress project that invites anyone to transcribe, review, and tag digitized images of manuscripts and typed materials from the Library’s collections. This is a great literacy activity for students. Come check it out by clicking the links below! By the People Campaigns People Susan B. Anthony Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Carrie Chapman Catt Anna E. Dickinson Letters to Lincoln Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World Rosa … [Read more...]
NHD 2017: Taking a Stand – U.S. History Topic Ideas Part II
These curated resource lists coincide with the order of the topic ideas listed in the NHD 2017 theme sample topics list. Links lead to additional curated sets of resources. Note: historic newspaper coverage is from 1789-1922 unless otherwise noted. Standing Against Federal Authority: The Plight of the Farmers During the Whiskey Rebellion “A great body of the people of the country will meet tomorrow in Braddock’s fields . . . Gazette of the United States and Daily Evening … [Read more...]
Guided Primary Source Analysis: I Won’t Stand for Segregation
Complete a primary source analysis of this image using the Library's primary source analysis tool (see links below). Then click the image above to see if the information found in the curator's note answers any of your questions. paper (.pdf) digital padlet Can you find a discrepancy between this primary source document (be sure to look at both pages) and the lyrics to a 1989 song by the Neville Brothers? What is it? Next, compare and contrast the woman in this image to the woman … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Protest & Reform Primary Source Set
Have students use the primary sources in this set to tell a story about protest and reform in the United States. (For background information, check the bibliographic records for dates then review the relevant sections of the American Memory timeline.) Related primary source collections highlighted on the Primary Source Nexus are linked to below. The story may be in digital or print form. It could be nonfiction, fiction, poetry, or even a song. Click on each thumbnail image below to access the … [Read more...]
Today in History: Rosa Parks Arrested
Today in History–December 1–the Library of Congress features Rosa Parks, arrested for civil disobedience on this day in 1955. Find out more about this brave woman who helped spark the U.S. civil rights movement by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to access more related primary sources and resources. Rosa Parks Papers documents & photos Rosa Parks Collection: Telling Her Story at the Library of Congress video Rosa Parks in Her Own Words online … [Read more...]