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.
Wendell Smith, a sports writer for the Pittsburgh Courier - America's leading African-American newspaper at the time of Robinson's baseball debut - wr...
Runaway slaves could never really be sure whom they could trust. Wesley Harris is a case in point. William Still includes Wesley's story in The...
This text image continues the story of Wesley Harris, a runaway slave who was betrayed by someone who acted like a helper. The story is containe...
The original U.S. Constitution, beginning with the well-known words: "We the People." Click on the image for a better view.
On the 18th of July, 1965, Lyndon Baines Johnson—then President of the United States—gave a speech to justify his actions in Vietnam. &nbs...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration provides the following information about khat: Street terms for Khat: [pronounced Cot] Abyssinian tea, Afr...
Image of an internal White House memo detailing public reaction to President Truman's decision to send troops to Korea. As of June 29, 1950—the...
Wilberforce's diary, of 1785, reveals that he struggled with the thought of talking with John Newton: 30 November ...
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. William Moore was one of those interviewee...
William Barret Travis was the leader of regular-army rebels defending the Alamo in February of 1836. At that time, San Antonio was known as Beja...
This is the second page of the letter which William Barret Travis sent on February 24, 1836. It urgently requests reinforcements, to help the Al...
This is the last page of the letter which William Travis sent on the 24th of February, 1836. The handwriting is not his, since two additional in...
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