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20th Century, Classroom Materials, High School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Blockbusting

Single page of cursive text in pencil. The text describes the author's experiences and advocates for better housing access for African Americans in Chicago

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
December 16, 2022

18th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Middle School

The Will of Eduarda Rita Garduño

Two-page spread of a modern printed book.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
November 3, 2022

20th Century, Classroom Materials, High School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Women’s Suffrage

Illustration of a woman (Lady Liberty) sweeping across the United States west to east. The illustration suggests women’s suffrage extended gradually across the United States over decades before the 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
April 6, 2022

19th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Middle School

The Second Great Awakening

Right hand page of a printed book. Reads, "for a minister to read his sermon--to turn over leaf after leaf, and at the conclusion say 'amen,' seemed to me like an 'empty sound and a tinkling cymbal.' I was not benefitted by his reading. It did not arouse me to a sense of my danger--and I am of the opinion that it had no better effect on the people of his charge. I liked to attend church, as I had been taught in my younger years to venerate the Sabbath day; and although young I could plainly perceive the difference between the preachers I had formerly heard and the minister at whose church I attended. I thought, as near as I can remember, that the Christian depended on the Holy Spirit's influence entirely, while this minister depended as much upon his learning. I would not be understood as saying any thing against knowledge; in its place it is good, and highly necessary to a faithful preacher of righteousness. What I object to is, placing too much reliance in it, making a god of it, &c. / Every thing went on smoothly for two or three years. About this time the Methodists began to hold meetings in the neighbourhood, and consequently a storm of persecution gathered; the pharisee and the worldling united heartily in abusing them. The gall and wormwood of sectarian malice were emitted, and every evil report prejudicial to this pious people was freely circulated. And"

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
April 5, 2022

Classroom Materials, Elementary School, Middle School, Skills Lessons

Skills Lesson: Reading a Caption

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
April 4, 2022

Classroom Materials, Middle School, Skills Lessons

Skills Lesson: Reading a Transcription

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
March 7, 2022

19th Century, 20th Century, Classroom Materials, Elementary School, Middle School, Skills Lessons

Skills Lesson: Political Cartoons

A black-and-white line drawing of a giant, wheeled machine fronted with two outstretched hands pushes crowds of people off a cliff into a valley labeled "Unemployment Dump." The machine is labeled "Modern Machinery."

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
March 7, 2022

19th Century, Activities, High School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Civil War Letters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
February 28, 2022

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

All Together in World War I

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Pullman Porters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

19th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

From the Letters of Amy Eleanor Wingreen (1870-1919)

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 30, 2021

19th Century, Activities, Classroom Materials, Middle School

Comparing Portraits

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021