History Resources

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg: Archivist, Institution Builder, and Advocate of Global Black History

Essay

Vanessa K. Valdés

The Declaration of Independence and the Origins of Modern Self-Determination

Essay

David Armitage

Government and Civics, World History

Mary Ellen Pleasant, Freedom-Fighting Entrepreneur

Essay

Lynn M. Hudson

Perils of the Ocean in the Early Modern Era

Essay

Robert C. Ritchie

Geography, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

"In the end you are sure to succeed": Lincoln on Perseverance

Essay

Harold Holzer

From the Editor

Essay

Carol Berkin

The Politics of Reconstruction

Video

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Hubert Humphrey’s Speech to the 1948 Democratic National Convention

Lesson Plan

Government and Civics

11, 12, 13+

"Ditched, Stalled and Stranded": Dorothea Lange and the Great Depression

Essay

Carol Quirke

Art

Her Hat Was in the Ring: How Thousands of Women Were Elected to Political Office before 1920

Essay

Wendy E. Chmielewski

Government and Civics