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Class Photo at a Mexican-American School Featuring Future President Lyndon B. Johnson

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

An outstanding picture of 1937 – tragedy. Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc., 1937 Dec. 15.

Miss Earhart Forced Down at Sea, Howland Isle Fears; Coast Guard Begins Search

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

S.123 - A Bill To abolish slavery throughout all the States and Territories of the United States.

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Zellman v. Simmons-Harris

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Custer's Last Charge (Song)

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Barack Obama’s Keynote Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport

George Washington Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, 18 August 1790

Dawes Act of 1887

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Quotations of Alexander Hamilton

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Supplemental Treaty to the Treaty of Little Arkansas

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Statement by Frank E. Gannett

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Lincoln, Hollywood, and an Opportunity for Historians- Excerpt

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Treaty of Fort Atkinson

“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.

Sedition Act of 1918

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Harlem, a poem by Langston Hughes

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Original document of the enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress pertaining to the Civil Rights Act

Civil Rights Act 1964

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

A Gold Hunter's Experience, Chalkley J. Hambleton

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Torres v. Puerto Rico

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Original Supreme Court documentation of Brown v. Board

Brown v. Board of Education 1954

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Columbus’s Account of 1492 Voyage- Excerpt

ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)

The Confessions of William Styron by Yvonne French

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Final Presidential Job Approval Ratings: Truman - Biden

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Plessy v. Ferguson 1896

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

George Putnam’s response to Commander Weems

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Balfour Declaration (1917)

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.

Serna v. Portales

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Picture of Mexican American students protesting

East Los Angeles Walkouts

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Sailor Wounds Pageant Spectator Disrespectful to Flag

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) lie dead after the gunfight.

OK Corral Inquest Transcript Found in Arizona Jailhouse Store Room

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

"A Winter Walk" Essay

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras