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Teaching about Thanksgiving: Resources and activities to help you bring historical accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and a broader context to discussions about the quintessentially American holiday.; Format: article; By Kathryn Walbert.

The George Moses Horton Project: Celebrating a triumph of literacy: The only American poet to publish books of poems while living in slavery, George Moses Horton is an inspiration for the power of literacy in our lives.; By Marjorie Hudson.

Rama's army marches on Lanka: In The Ramayana, page 4.6; In this mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, Rama's officers ride on horses and wear the most colorful and elaborate clothes. One carries a triangular flag. Foot soldiers carrying swords and lances are dressed uniformly in red shirts with blue cloths wrapped...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama's army reaches Lanka: In The Ramayana, page 4.13; In this mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, a golden, horse-drawn chariot carries Rama in its tiered-roof tower, as his accompanying army marches across the completed stone bridge. Rama's monkey troops walk beside and behind his chariot. Waves crest in the...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Accessing the American Memory collection: Browse by subject, chronology, and geography: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 3; Browsing the collections gives anyone new to American Memory a chance to get a sense of the scope and variety of its materials. For the experienced user, browsing allows you to unearth previously undiscovered resources—with...; By Melissa Thibault.

The pathfinders: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.2; An essay covering the pathfinders of the Paleoindian Period. Learn about the trek across Beringia and the lifeways of these early American Indians.

Rama's army marches to demon island of Lanka (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama's army marches through the forest towards Ravana's demon island of Lanka, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. The landscape scenery includes low trees and large, round boulders. Rama's officers ride on horses and wear the most colorful and...; Format: image/photograph

Rama's chariot and army cross bridge to demon island (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama's army crosses the stone bridge to Ravana's demon island of Lanka, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. A golden, horse-drawn chariot carries Rama in its tiered-roof tower, as his accompanying army marches across the completed stone bridge....; Format: image/photograph

God mediates dispute between Rama and Ravana (Thai Ramayana mural): The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. After years of incessant fighting, Rama and Ravana's dispute over Sita is brought before a divine judge as a legal case. Maleevaraj the Just...; Format: image/photograph

Barge carries Rama's allies across river (Thai Ramayana mural): A simple barge carries Rama's allies across a river on the way home after they have defeated the demon king Ravana. The barge in the middle of the river, and both river shores, are covered with people accompanying Rama and Sita home to their rightful kingdom...; Format: image/photograph

Three children play with a Shetland pony: Three Ecuadorian Indian children play with a Shetland pony while smiling at the camera. Ecuador's wide diversity in ecosystems means the country is home to an equally wide array of diversity in plants and animals. In fact, Ecuador can boast of more unique...; Format: image/photograph

Shepherd's hut near Otavalo, Ecuador: A small thatched-roof hut sits nestled in a grass-covered hillside. A few horses graze nearby. Hills divided by terraced agricultural plots fill the background. This photo was taken near Otavalo, Ecuador, which is home to one of Latin America's most famous...; Format: image/photograph

Dhaulagiri mountain rising above the trail: Mountain landscape in Nepal. In the horizon are several peaks, the left-most of is Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world. The mountainsides are rather barren. A trail — both for trekkers and for horses — snakes between the mountains....; Format: image/photograph

Horses grazing by a pond in Nepal: Between Muktinaath and Jomsom, Nepal, horses graze on grass near a small pond. The water's bright blue appearance is a reflection of the sky. The pond is surrounded by grassland, terraced fields, and the arid sides of the Himalayan mountains, which are exposed...; Format: image/photograph

Man harvesting corn: In this ca. 1930, black and white photograph, a man can be seen harvesting corn in his field in North Carolina. The man, with his back to the camera, appears to be looking at something in his hands. He is wearing a straw hat and has a pipe in his mouth. To...; Format: image/photograph

Town: A flat landscape of brown dirt and strip of green grass also holds several beehives. There is a flat topped building in the middle of the beehives. All of the buildings are the same light brown of the dirt around them, composed of dirty bricks. There are a...; Format: image/photograph

Horse: This photo was taken at dusk or dawn, when the sky is still purple and from far away you can only see somethings silhouette. The photo is of a mountain or a hill side, on the top of which stands a horse looking over a person, who is lying down.; Format: image/photograph

Dragging a bull from the ring in Guadalajara, Mexico: A dead bull is dragged from the bullfighting ring by a team of horses led my several men. The men are wearing ceremonial red outfits. Numerous spectators watch from the grandstands. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period....; Format: image/photograph

View from the Dead Horse Point Overlook: The vista from the Dead Horse Point Overlook. Dead Horse Point, located just north of the Island in the Sky region of the newer Canyonlands National Park, is a promontory, a large mass of land overlooking a lower area of land or water. They are formed when...; Format: image/photograph

Man and children standing in the field with their horse: This black and white photograph from the 1910s shows a man and three children standing in a field with their horse which is hitched to a hand plow. The man's hands rest on the handles of the plow. One of the children is peeking out from a field of corn in...; Format: image/article

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