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Dpla: The Great Migration
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Great Migration of African Americans to the Northern and Midwestern states in the early 1900s. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.
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Dpla: Feeding the Hungry With Food Stamp Programs
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Food Stamp Program started in 1939 to assist those living below poverty levels. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.
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Dpla: Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan
The sources in this primary set document Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. Includes teaching guide.
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Dpla: Patronage and Populism: The Politics of the Gilded Age
The resources here, including letters, photographs, official documents, and maps, represent the exodus of African Americans from the South to the Great Plains in the late 1800s.
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Dpla: Revolutionary War Turning Points: Saratoga and Valley Forge
The resources here, including letters, lithographs, official documents, and maps, document the Revolutionary War battles of Saratoga and Valley Forge.
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Dpla: The American Whaling Industry
The resources here, including artifacts, photographs, official documents, and maps, represent the American whaling industry. Includes teaching guide.
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Dpla: Reservations, Resistance, and the Indian Reorganization Act
The resources here, including letters, photographs, posters, and maps, represent the Indian Reorganization Act. Includes teaching guide.
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Dpla: The Rise of Italian Fascism and Its Influence on Europe
This collection uses primary sources to explore the rise of Italian Fascism and its influence on Europe including Adolf Hitler. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.