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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that retells the story behind the Atlanta race riots of 1906 where white mobs killed and wounded dozens of blacks in reaction to newspaper headlines of alleged assaults of white females by blacks, general racial tensions, the...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: More About Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the larger site about Alexander Graham Bell from the series, American Experience, this biography focuses mainly on his education and experimentation which resulted in his development of the telephone. Included is information...
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Website
Other

Ibm Archives: Valuable Resources on Ibm's History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site chronicles the history of International Business Machines including exhibits, documents, and multimedia.
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Website
Other

Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
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Website
Other

Ibm Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the IBM homepage to learn about the IBM products, shop for specific products, get technical support, or manage your IBM account.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page to the PBS feature film on the invention of the telephone. The People and Events section has biographies and commentary on the invention of the telephone and its subsequent success. Be sure to click on Gallery for pictures...
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PBS

Who Made America? Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
From a PBS series, They Made America, comes this biography of Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephone. Read about his development of the telephone and research into the sound.
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Thomas Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Thomas Watson, a master businessman whose ideas and vision became the foundation of IBM.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Famous Inventors Alexander Graham Bell: You Rang?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares brief biographical information about Alexander Graham Bell and his role in inventing the telephone. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions. Find out about Bell's patents in addition to the telephone.
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Vassar College

Vassar College: 1896: Tom Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells about Watson's early life and involvement with the Farmers' Alliance in addition to later information about the 1896 Populist Party Presidential campaign.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Invention of the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses physical objects, documents, photographs, and drawings to tell the story of the invention of the telephone and its transformative impact on modern-day communication. Includes a teaching guide.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: "Mr. Watson Come Here!"

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Library of Congress has Alexander Graham Bell's lab notebook in which he tells the story of the first successful telephone exchange.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Invention of Telephone

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explores the history of the telephone invention.