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Handout
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: When the Past Speaks to the Present: Thomas Jefferson,sally Hemings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article about the need for careful interpretation of historical sources, especially in the area of slavery.
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Activity
National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: How to Read a Document

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a lesson on Document Analysis using a letter written by Anthony Eden to PM Chamberlain in late 1937.
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Handout
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: A Look at Slavery Through Posters and Broadsides

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will examine posters and broadsides from the 1800s to examine attitudes about slavery at that time.