How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Account book from the snow Molly, a slave ship.
The Burning of Holland details eye-witness accounts of the historic fire in Holland Michigan on October 9, 1871. Click on the image for a better view...
Account of Slaves Sold in Barbados, on the 26th of February, 1685. Click the image to expand its view. The UK National Archives provides a key ...
James Ramsey Ullman, the first American to ascend Aconcagua, said the great mountain fools its climbers. People think it requires little technic...
In 1916, congess passed a law forbidding the sale of goods made by children outside the state. Though the law was overturned it marked an import...
On the 9th of November, 1789, Benjamin Franklin published an "Address to the Public from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slave...
This image is a facsimilie of the petition from Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the United States Senate in 1874.
This image is a facsimilie of the petition from Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the United States Senate in 1874.
Book-cover image of A Dinosaur Named Sue, by Pat Relf.
On October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson confronts Soviet Ambassador Zorin in the United Nations. The US, says Stevenson, is prepared to "wait until hell ...
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