History Resources

1945 to the Present

Essay

William H. Chafe

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Consequences of Defeat in Vietnam

Essay

Mark Atwood Lawrence

Government and Civics, World History

George Washington and the Constitution

Essay

Theodore J. Crackel

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Riddles of "Confederate Emancipation"

Essay

Bruce Levine

Economics, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The American Civil War

Essay

Gary W. Gallagher

6, 7, 8, 9

The Development of the West

Essay

Ned Blackhawk

A Place in History: Historical Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Essay

James Oliver Horton

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Lincoln’s Religion

Essay

Richard Carwardine

Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Matter of Influence

Essay

Hollis Robbins

Literature

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Before Jackie: How Strikeout King Satchel Paige Struck Down Jim Crow

Essay

Larry Tye

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