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Portrait of Dorothea Dix: Undated portrait of Dorothea Dix, 19th-century advocate for the rights of the mentally ill.; Format: image/photograph

Spectators at a bullfight in Cartagena, Colombia: A large crowd cheers from a grandstand. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period. It is a highly-ritualized sport that still retains its popularity in Colombia. While increasingly termed a bloodsport and criticized by...; Format: image/photograph

Spectators at a bullfight in Cartagena, Colombia: Hundreds of spectators fill the seats at a bullfight. The stands are topped with a stylized series of arches with flags. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period. It is a highly-ritualized sport that still retains its...; Format: image/photograph

Bull and matador in Guadalajara, Mexico: A matador faces a bull in a bullfighting ring. The two combatants are still, close to the edge of the ring. Numerous spectators watch the confrontation from the grandstands. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period. It...; 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

Bullfight in Cartagena, Colombia: One man on foot with a cape and one on horseback with a lance encircle a bull in a bullfighting ring. The floor of the ring is compacted dirt with large concentric chalk circles. Bullfighting was brought to the New World from Spain during the colonial period....; Format: image/photograph

César Rincón in the bullfighting ring: The matador César Rincón guides a wounded bull. The bull, its head down low to th e ground, charges the red cape held by the matador. César Rincón is Colombia's, and perhaps Latin America's, most celebrated living matador. He is famous for his classic...; Format: image/photograph

Wood for cremation along the Ganges River; Varanasi, India: A building near the Ganges River overflows with wood and tinder to be used in cremation. Several sets of stairs wind up the bank and around the huge piles of wood. A cow eats hay near the shore where a boat is docked. A few men are scattered across the shore....; Format: image/photograph

The value of oral history: In Oral history in the classroom, page 1; Why use oral history with your students? Oral history has benefits that no other historical source provides.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Civil rights wax museum project: In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Sabrina Lewandowski.

Oral history and student learning: In Oral history in the classroom, page 2; Oral history enriches historical knowledge; enhances research, writing, thinking, and interpersonal skills; gives students a connection to the community; and helps all students feel included.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Women's history: LEARN NC has selected several resources from our collections to help your students learn about women's history. Find lesson plans, websites, and articles to help your students learn about the achievements and experiences of women.; Format: bibliography/help

A case study of "A Civil Action": In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 3; This is a short, culminating activity that can be used to assess your students' understanding of the steps needed to determine if a water source is contaminated and how it got that way, and to suggest possible methods of cleanup or remediation. Students review a portion of the film "A Civil Action" and identify the problem and the people involved. Students then take the role of environmental scientist and apply their knowledge of water and hazardous waste contamination to create a plan to help lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, try the case.; Format: (grade 9–12 Science); By Michele Kloda.

Resources on the web

Working to Save Endangered Species: Students view an online presentation about endangered species, then role-play a debate about spotted owl protection from the point of view of lumber workers, environmental activists, and government and scientific interests. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Conversations with History: Find over 200 interviews, in transcript and video format, with historians, writers, activists, and diplomats who discuss political, cultural, and social issues that span the globe. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley

The Multicultural Pavilion Teacher's Corner: Provides a “Multicultural Teaching Toolbox” of classroom resources, concepts and philosophies, and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: EdChange.org

A New Deal for the Arts: Sponsoredby the National Archives this online exhibit features paintings, prints, books, playbills, posters, and music transcriptions from the 1930's Great Depression era New Deal initiative arts projects, which provided work for jobless artists. a well organized,... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration

Tavis Smiley (PBS): Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: The Smiley Group

Voices of Civil Rights: Thousands of personal stories, oral histories, and photographs of the Civil Rights Movements have been collected and preserved to “honor the quest for freedom that continues to build the nation and change the world.” (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by:

Radio Fights Jim Crow: A look at race during the World War II years though the radio programs which were aired at that time in an effort to educate audiences in the United States. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: American Radio Works and Minnesota Public Radio

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