#133 - The call of the South : a presentation of the home principle in ... - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library
Look to page 123 and read how southern European immigrants were discussed
Louis Hyman on Twitter: "In my history of consumption class, I teach about #Sears, but what most people don't know is just how radical the catalogue was in the era of #Jim Crow. #twitterstorians"
Sears Roebuck's catalog business helped Black Americans by giving them a means to shop when white shop owners denied them.
xkcd: The Pace of Modern Life
Although the sources are not linked, this wonderful collection of quotes and excerpts from articles of the late 19th early 20th century shows how are concerns for the pace of modern life are not much different than our predecessors of 100 years ago.
This is an easy US II discussion forum assignment at the start of the year.
The synchronicity of 'The Wizard of Oz' and Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' - YouTube
US History teachers that use Henry Littlefield's Wizard of Oz analogy device in a lesson about the Gilded Age can use Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" synchronicity as a quick device to peak their interest. This video scrambles the music at parts to move the the best examples, but the inclusion of video, music and lyrics is excellent. You can also watch it just for fun.
Lisa Kaplan on Twitter: "THREAD: Today I went to the public library for the first time in a long time. A woman came up to me and asked me to help her with the computer so she could apply for a custodial job. She had gone to the organization she wanted to
Thread discusses the challenges facing people who do not have an email address or phone in trying to simply get a job
John D Rockefeller by Ida Tarbell
Broken Spirits: Letters on the Pullman Strike
The Crédit Mobilier - Union Pacific Railroad
"A Complete and Graphic Account of the Crédit Mobilier Investigation" from "Behind the Scenes in Washington" (1873)
Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection
Silver albumen photographs of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876
National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation
Who is credited as inventing the telephone? Was it Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, or Antonio Meucci?
Another example of a ".gov" site with a validity problem - Although this site claims that "of course" Bell is the father of the telephone, it describes how two other men could be credited. This is the think slice of history - look to Tim Wu to provide a deeper explanation. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/books/review/excerpt-the-master-switch.html?_r=0)
On the Lower East Side: Primary Documents
Chinese American History Curriculum - Immigrant History Initiative - Immigrant History Initiative
Collection of lessons on the Chinese American experience
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California. From the Library of Congress
radicalcartography
1870 Census of the United States in infographics. Wonderful primary source
United States v. E.C. Knight Co. (1895)
Munn v. Illinois, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument
Lochner v. New York, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument
The Slaughterhouse Cases, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument
Thomas Edison Interview Questions
This article from the New York Times details the "secret" questions prospective employees with Thomas Edison had to answer. Interesting to compare with questions asked at Google interviews. Or their famous billboard - https://www.cnet.com/news/google-recruits-eggheads-with-mystery-billboard/
Andrew Carnegie: Gospel of Wealth
To resolve what might seem to be contradictions between the creation of wealth, which he saw as proceeding from immutable social laws, and social provision he came up with the notion of the "gospel of wealth". He lived up to his word, and gave away his fortune to socially beneficial projects, most famously by funding libraries.
New York City Subway History, Photos & More
Best resource of primary documents and evidence from New York City's subway system
9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth - The New York Times
Traps for the young : Comstock, Anthony, 1844-1915 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Gospel of Wealth Book by Andrew Carnegie
The complete and original book - all 48 pages of it. Who gets to decide which sentence teachers will pull out from it to give to students?
The Making of African American Identity: Vol. II, 1865-1917, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center
A collection of primary resources-historical documents, literary texts,and works of art-thematically organized with notes and discussion questions from National Humanities Center from National Humanities Center
Building the Railroads · SHEC: Resources for Teachers
This is the whole package - primary & secondary documents, teaching activities, etc.
Dawes Act (1887)
Approved on February 8, 1887, "An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations," known as the Dawes Act, emphasized severalty, the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes.
Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act : Chapter 1
Monopolies are legal - the justice department says so. Just show this document to students and have them interpret the language in Chapter 1 concerning "The Anticompetitive-Conduct Requirement". Then try to explain to them how it is possible for so many lazy teachers across the country teach their students that monopolies are illegal.
[Postcard] Perhaps the World Ends Here, by Julian Brave NoiseCat | Harper's Magazine
Alternative reading for US History students that connects climate change's effect on the Pine Reservation with Wounded Knee. One way to help students become better writers is to expose them to better writing