The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...

Historical illustrations reveal more than what they are meant to portray. After reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, high schoolers view a series of illustrations, movie posters, photographs, and book covers that exemplify...

Dred Scott was a harbinger of the Civil War. An enslaved man claimed freedom because his owner had taken him into free territory. Not only did the Supreme Court rule that Dred Scott and his wife were to remain enslaved, but it also ruled...

Original photos that look at housing, employment, and unemployment during the hard times of the Great Depression and the changing role of the federal government with the New Deal.

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin.

This video reviews over geologic time scale and methods to teach this appropriately in the classroom. [9:15]

The 1971 leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times led to a Supreme Court case in which the government took the newspaper to court over publishing classified information about Vietnam War policy.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Madeline, A Story of the Early Spring-time by Jacob Abbott [1870], a Christian novel for children.

The spoken words of Neville Chamberlain upon arriving back in Britain following the Munich Conference are presented. His short statement has now become known as the "Peace For Our Time" speech.

Excerpts from New York Times coverage of the Court arguments in the Dickerson case which revisited the rights established by the Miranda case in 1966.

Read the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, a 1961 case that focused on free speech and obscenity.

HTML full text of the "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," the autobiography of the 19th century African American abolitionist (1818-1895).

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is the poem "Singing Time" by Rose Fyleman followed by a set of reading comprehension questions using picture cues.

These are the lyrics to the 1902, Ren Shields/George Evans song, "In the Good Old Summer Time." (Audio content is downloadable by clicking on "Melody" at the top.)

Images of the New York Times from December 26, 1991 depicting the fall of the Soviet Union and Mikhail Gorbachev.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Old-Time Days and Ways by Luthera Whitney (1883), an illustrated children's book about old time things such as bees, cookery, and homespun suits.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Bed-Time Stories published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (1888). These stories focus on appropriate behaviors.

Here, read Mark Twain's (1835-1910 CE) "Old Times on the Mississippi." Download the full text, as well as the accompanying illustrations.

A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Jolly Times, a book of stories and poems for children.

[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site features the text and audio of the poem "A Time to Talk" by Robert Frost.

A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Seed-time and Harvest by William King Tweedie, a nonfiction book for children.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Clever Boys of Our Time, and How They Became Famous Men by Joseph Johnson (1861). This is a collection of mini-biographies of boys of the period who became famous;...

A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of A Christmas Time by Pansy, a fiction book for children.