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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Labor & Capital

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Rise of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution led to a demand for laborers to keep up with the demands for the creation of products. The slideshow illustrates how the labor force grew and adjusted during the early twentieth century and the impact of labor...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Labor in America

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of resources, including primary sources, student activities, and lesson plans, to support study of Americans at work in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Handout
Other

Msha's Page for Kids: The Dirty Children

For Students 3rd - 8th
A report on the terrible conditions children had to face in the coal mines during the late 19th century.