Enable students to use the blues to explore urbanization, technology, and their effects on everyday life in the 20th century. Musicians were among the large number of people who, between 1914 and 1945, participated in the Great Migration...

Students examine reasons why people migrated west. They describe how the geography of the U.S. changed in the 19 th century and design a PowerPoint presentation to convey factors for westward expansion.

A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...

Middle schoolers examine the experience of Anne Frank during the Holocaust. Using the text, they discover how propaganda was used to impact the lives of young people in Germany. They answer discussion questions as a class and relate...

This site from the Library of Congress explores Bob Hope and his role in American vaudeville in this century. Defines vaudeville routines and his bio information. Good resource site.

This site from the Library of Congress explores Bob Hope and his role in American vaudeville in this century. Defines vaudeville routines and his bio information. Good resource site.