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Math in the White House: This plan uses an online tour of the White House to reinforce the concept of tallying.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Bunnie R. Brewer, Missy Colborn, Kathy Hale, Kim Roberson, and Emily White.

Newbold-White House Historic Site: The oldest house in the state open to the public on a regular basis. The grounds remain virtually unchanged since the early 1700s and include a seasonal herb garden and a Quaker cemetery dating to the 17th century.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Newbold White House: The Newbold White House is the oldest brick house in North Carolina. It was built in 1730 by Abraham Sanders, a Quaker farmer, on the banks of the Perquimans River. Sanders raised corn, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco, and rice, and also produced wood...; Format: image/photograph

Nixon's farewell to his cabinet and members of the White House staff, August 9, 1974: Format: image/photograph

John Chavis opens a school for white and black students: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.3; Newspaper advertisement (1808) for a school in Raleigh, taught by John Chavis. Chavis taught white students during the day and black students at night. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

A close-up of the White House ruin at Canyon De Chelly: This photograph shows the way the buildings of the White House ruins were built. The Anasazi Indians used bricks to build the walls of their dwellings. A petroglyph can be seen on the cliff wall behind the buildings.; Format: image/photograph

The White House ruin at Canyon De Chelly: The White House ruins are some of the oldest in Canyon De Chelly dating from 1200 CE. This photograph shows the ruins of an Anasazi village built at the base of the canyon and at the entrance to a cave higher in the cliff side. A fence has been built around...; Format: image/photograph

Chickens in poultry house, Vance County, North Carolina, 4-H Club: In this black and white photograph, dozens of white chickens are pecking around in a small barn or large poultry house. A boy in jeans and a ball cap leans against a pole looking on. The barn has been wired for electricity and a lightbulb and many cords dangle...; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman searches for herbal medicines: In The Ramayana, page 5.4; A giant white Hanuman scales a mountain about double his height to find medicinal herbs for Laksman. Hanuman's arms are stretched upward and he wears golden clothes and ornaments. Hanuman's smaller monkey troops follow behind him, running on the ground and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

4-H club girl standing next to poultry house: In this black and white photograph, a young woman stands in the grass next to a large poultry house containing dozens of chickens. She wears a patterned dress that comes just below her knees and a scarf wrapped around her head. The poultry house has two parts....; Format: image/photograph

The first picket line: This black and white image shows a photograph that appears to be adhered to a black piece of paper, perhaps a page in a scrapbook. In the photo, nine women stand in front of the White House fence picketing for suffrage. It seems to be a cold day: the trees...; Format: image/photograph

House from 1882 in Capitol Reef National Park: This is a house in Capitol Reef National Park that was built in 1882. Despite its tiny proportions, it was originally meant to house a family of twelve. The house is built from blocks of red sandstone. It has a wooden door, a shuttered window, and a squat...; Format: image/photograph

Sharecropping and tenant farming: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.3; After the Civil War, former slaves and white farmers forced off the land by hard times rented land as tenants or worked for a share of the crop they produced, often living in continual debt.; Format: article

Suffrage: The changing role of women: In this lesson, students use oral history excerpts and photographs to learn about the women's suffrage movement in the United States from a variety of perspectives.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India: This photograph shows several houses in a fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India. The house closest to the viewer is white with several windows and has reddish wooden shakes on its roof. Two other houses are butter yellow with gray roofs. There are more houses...; Format: image/photograph

Candy Skull: During the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, ofrendas are placed throughout the house to welcome the deceased home. Often additional treats are included with the ofrendas such as sugar skulls, which is a traditional holiday treat. This...; Format: image/photograph

A family altar: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 17; The merchant house shown here was built about 1790 at Hoi An. The style of the room decorations and the written characters on the pictures at top left indicate the ethnic Chinese background of this merchant family. Beginning hundreds of years ago, merchant...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Group of children and two adults standing outside, holding hands in a circle: In this black and white photograph from the 1920s, a group of young children and two women have formed a circle and are holding hands. The area where they are playing is barren: the ground is simply dirt. In the background is a parked car and a white house...; Format: image/photograph

Elberta's story: A humor moment: In this excerpt from an oral history interview, Elberta Hudson describes a moment of irony in her experience at a shelter after her home in White Stocking, North Carolina was flooded during Hurricane Floyd.; Format: audio

Excerpt from William Henry Singleton slave narrative: William Henry Singleton was born into slavery in eastern North Carolina. This excerpt from his memoir describes his experience of being sold to a "slave farm" in Atlanta -- a place where young slaves were bought for a low price and then raised until they could be sold for a higher price.; Format: book

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