Social Studies Documents

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

Image of the poem called Major Andre's Arrest and Execution, honored the gallantry of John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.

According to the FBI, John Dillinger robbed the following banks during his 1933-34 thirteen-month crime spree: 1.  National Bank, New Carlisle...

During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves.  John Fields was one of those interviewees....

John Pine wanted to insure that the story told by tapestries hanging in the House of Lords, illustrating scenes from the Spanish-Armada sea battles be...

John Quincy Adams, who represented the Amistad defendants in the Supreme Court, pondered his responsibility and expressed his thoughts in his diary. ...

When he represented the Amistad captives in the U.S. Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams personally handwrote his briefs.  This image depicts one of...

Image of a drawing depicting John Rogers, burned at the stake.  We learn more from the curators at the U.S. Library of Congress: The execution...

Long after his death as a martyr in England, John Rogers was remembered in America.  His story was included in a children’s text book in Ne...

This image depicts a page from the 9th edition of Fox’s Book of Martyrs.  Influenced by William Tyndale, John Rogers was a Catholic priest...

Image of the signature page of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  President Lyndon Johnson signed this on July 2, 1964. Click on the image for a bet...

This image depicts the cover page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as a code during World War II. He submitted his idea in Fe...

This image depicts the first page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as the basis for a WWII code. Click on the image for a bet...

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