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Stories from the Veterans History Project is the companion website for a book from the Veterans History Project. Video interviews, photos, & letters relate war through the eyes of 60 veterans & civilians. Stories are organized by book sections -- answering the call, a day in the life, combat, coming home -- & by themes: courage, life - altering moments, hurry up & wait, D-Day, POWs. (LOC)

presents nearly 400 pamphlets written by African-Americans & others about slavery, emancipation, African colonization, Reconstruction, & related topics. Materials range from personal accounts & public orations to reports & legislative speeches. Authors include Frederick Douglass, Charles Sumner,Mary Church Terrell, Booker T. Washington, & others. (LOC)

Shadows, Dreams, & Substance showcases Japanese Ukiyo-e -- pictures of the floating, or sorrowful, world. More than 100 prints, drawings, & books are presented, mostly from 1600-1900. Ukiyo-e was born in Edo (now Tokyo) when merchants, relegated to low social status by shogun rulers, turned to art & culture as arenas where they could participate with elites (warriors, farmers, & artisans). This is the first public viewing of this collection. (LOC)

exposes quirky facts about our first 42 presidents. What would kids do if they were president? What qualities do kids think make a good president? (IMLS)

examines 16 inventions: the submarine, battery radio, cotton gin, reaper, electron microscope, telephone, gramophone, telecommunication cable, snow gauge, ornithopter, airphibian, & others. (LOC)

Developed by an Egyptian governmental office with IBM assistance, this web tour covers Egypt's history and culture. Sound and text-to-voice portions of the web site add to the impressive content. There is also a navigation tool that tracks one's progress through the content.

"Smithsonian Education" crafts lessons from the nation's rich stories of cultural treasures. The Smithsonian Institution has launched a new educational web site where students and teachers can go to explore the finding and artifacts of all 16 Smithsonian museums.

NCSS is the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education, engaging and supporting educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.

Exhibit of the Library of Congress

Good information for geography and social studies reports

U.S. Immigration museum that allows you to reconnect with your own immigrant heritage

Personal artifacts from President Franklin Roosevelt

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