Spotlight on: Primary Source Lincoln on abolition in England and the United States, 1858 Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Though Lincoln spoke frequently during the 1858 Illinois Senate race against Stephen Douglas—a campaign that propelled Lincoln to the political forefront and helped shape him into a presidential candidate—very few Lincoln manuscripts...
History Now Essay "Fun, Fun Rock ’n’ Roll High School" Glenn C. Altschuler and Robert O. Summers Art, Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ With his tongue halfway in his cheek, Ambrose Bierce defined history as "an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools." Well, we’ve come a long... Appears in: 32 | The Music and History of Our Times Summer 2012
History Now Essay Women and the Music Industry in the 1970s Elizabeth L. Wollman Art The 1970s gets a bad rap. Rarely revered as a glorious—or even particularly memorable—time in contemporary American history, the seventies is more often seen as the sad stepchild to the 1960s, which is celebrated as a decade of peace,... Appears in: 32 | The Music and History of Our Times Summer 2012
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Using Primary and Secondary Sources: Slavery in the Founding Era 3, 4, 5 Primary and secondary sources can provide different kinds of information about the past. In the context of slavery, Phillis Wheatley is considered the most important figure of the eighteenth century. Two accounts of her experience...
History Now Essay The Invention of the Fourth of July David Waldstreicher Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, as it has come to be known, is perhaps the most and the least American of holidays. It is the most American because it marks the beginning of the nation, because it rapidly became an occasion... Appears in: 4 | American National Holidays Summer 2005