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Eric Beckman

Interview: Joe Mozingo, Author Of 'The Fiddler On Pantico Run' : NPR - 0 views

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    Joe Mozingo is a white LA Times reporter who discovered that he had an African ancestor from 17th C Virgina. Interview highlights, link to the actual interview form NPR, and book excerpts.
Eric Beckman

Stumble: Net Job Gains/Losses by MSA - 0 views

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    Animated map shows net job losses/gaines by metropolitan statistical area from 2004 to 2010.  Great illustration of the Great Recession
Eric Beckman

Annenberg Classroom - All Videos - 0 views

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    Several videos feature Supreme Court Justices discussing constitutional issues.
Eric Beckman

Google Cultural Institute - 1 views

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    Collections of images on 20th Century topics.
Eric Beckman

The Mexican Revolution | EDSITEment - 0 views

  • Mexican Revolution, an uprising that took place roughly between 1910 and 1920, recognized as the first major political, social, and cultural revolution of the 20th century.
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    Primary source based lessons on the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920.
Eric Beckman

After 150 years, a dark chapter of Gainesville's past still stirs passions | State | Ne... - 0 views

  • Rand McNally recently named this North Texas town America's Most Patriotic City, but that red, white and blue slogan has collided with a grisly episode from 150 years ago: the Great Hanging of 1862, when vigilantes hanged 40 Union sympathizers and shot two more who tried to escape.
  • Rand McNally recently named this North Texas town America's Most Patriotic City, but that red, white
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    Newspaper article. Story of another mass hanging episode, this one in Texas, shows multiple perspectives on the past and how the Civil War lives in American memory.
Eric Beckman

Commanding Heights: Home | on PBS - 0 views

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    PBS series on the history of the World Economy from 1914 onward. 6 one hour videos can be streamed.
Eric Beckman

Online Resources for History - 0 views

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    From the History Department at Holy Cross
Andy Beede

NBCNews.com video: American man fights for Nuba in Sudan - 0 views

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    Next potential genocide in Sudan?
Andy Beede

The World' s Muslims: Unity and Diversity - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life - 0 views

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    Shows graphs of what Muslims believe. Shared by Bethaney.
Eric Beckman

Voter ID laws in all 50 states - in 1 map - 0 views

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    Map shows the state of voters ID laws across the states with links to a larger version of the map and two different briefings on the issue
Eric Beckman

Exit Polls 1972-2008 - 0 views

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    Great data breaking down voters by party, race, sex, etc.
Eric Beckman

Beyond the Bubble - 1 views

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    Rubrics for evaluating critical thinking with primary sources. I haven't looked at it closely yet, but partners include Stanford History Education Group and Library of Congress. All US History as a result
Andy Beede

Green Fields of France - YouTube - 1 views

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    This clip has primary source photos and was shown in my son's class at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. They lyrics are sung to Willie McBride, a WWI soldier.
Eric Beckman

BBC News - English language 'originated in Turkey' - 0 views

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    Interesting news story on theories of language diffusion.
Andy Beede

The New York Times Upfront | The news magazine for high school - 0 views

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    Click on "Snapshots 2011" for a nice overview of how the world looked at the end of last year. Interesting graphs.
Eric Beckman

Latino in America - CNN.com - 0 views

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      Check out the map!
  • Map: Tracing Hispanic population growth in U.S.
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    Current news articles and information on Latino/as in the US
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