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Documents and Debates: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
On July 16, 1945, the USS Indianapolis slipped away from its moorings on Mare Island, California, headed for the South Pacific. The United States military command so heavily guarded the…
Milestone Documents to Commemorate in 2021
This year, 2021, marks major anniversaries of several milestone documents in American history. Some—like the…
400 Years Ago This Week: The Pilgrims Land at Plymouth (but not necessarily on a rock)
Although we remember the Pilgrims most commonly in November, it was actually in December of…
Preserving the Common Ground of American Citizenship: Jefferson’s First Inaugural
The story of the election of 1800 is often told, because for those who cherish…
Did American Imperialism Threaten American Values?
Today we continue our exploration of Teaching American History’s two-volume document collection, Documents and Debates in…
Documenting Labor in American History
This weekend, Americans will enjoy an extra day off as the nation observes Labor Day.…
Remembering Seneca Falls
[caption id="attachment_40295" align="alignleft" width="294"] Report of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Seneca Falls, New…
Documents and Debates: Reconstructing the South
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union when a convention in…
Presenting U.S. History in the words of those who ARGUED it!
My high school American history students loved class debates. Their parents told me it was…
Female Education in the Early Republic
Although May and June are often seen as the "end" of the school year in…
1688: The Germantown Quakers Protest Slavery
While the seventeenth century is in the news again this week thanks to the 1619…
Happy 200th, Susan B. Anthony!
This Saturday, February 15, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of woman's rights advocate Susan B…
Women’s Rights & Roles: The Moral Reformers
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
The League of Nations Begins, the United States Abstaining
One hundred years ago this month, forty-one nations became founding members of the League of…
Booker T. Washington’s Christmas Story
In “The Problem of the South” (July 11, 1900), Booker T. Washington uses a folksy…
Women’s Rights & Roles: The Abolitionists
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
Women’s Rights & Roles: The Early Republic
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
Women’s Rights & Roles: The American Revolution
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
Documents Related to Labor, Servitude and Slavery in Early America
In a post earlier this week, we marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of…
Women’s Rights & Roles: Colonial America
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
The Atomic Bombs in the Context of World War II
On 6 August 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped…
The Right of the Disenfranchised to Petition