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Historical Documents

Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

Abigail Adams Obituary Notice

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Children from different ethnic background pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag

Plyler v. Doe

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Puerto Ricans rally for civil rights outside City Hall in New York City.

Katzenbach v. Morgan

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.

Serna v. Portales

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

John Paul Stevens, the author of the majority opinion

INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

John Adams- Brief Biography

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Emma Goldman's Deportation

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Balzac v. Porto Rico

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Zellman v. Simmons-Harris

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

S.J.RES.150 -- To designate June 15, 1991, as "Magna Carta Day".

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Susan B. Anthony Trial Statement (1873)

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Class Photo at a Mexican-American School Featuring Future President Lyndon B. Johnson

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account- Excerpt

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

President Bill Clinton with Albert Gore and Janet Reno, 1993. Courtesy: Library of Congress

Legacy of the Clinton Administration

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.

Sedition Act of 1918

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras

Picture of Mexican American students protesting

East Los Angeles Walkouts

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Abigail Adams- Brief Biography

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Extradition Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Texas Annexation Treaty

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Brutus No. 15- Excerpt

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

National Chicano Moratorium

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

John & Abigail Adams Correspondence

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Downes v. Bidwell

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Botiller v. Dominguez

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Original document of the enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress pertaining to the Civil Rights Act

Civil Rights Act 1964

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Barack Obama’s Keynote Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

Torres v. Puerto Rico

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Roosevelt shortly after giving one of his famous fireside chats.

Fireside Chat 9: On ‘Court-Packing’

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

"The Evolving Federal Role in Education: An Introductory Essay" (Excerpt)

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Bill Clinton’s America

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

A Group of Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

A new declaration of independence in the year 1885

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

March On Washington

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Collections

Chief Justice John Marshall & Associate Justice Joseph Story

Marbury V. Madison- The Case of the “Missing” Commissions, by John A. Garraty

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Taking Another Look at the Constitutional Blueprint, by Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, et al

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Religious Education-Confronting Issues As Old As Public Schools, by Kevin Baker

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Clinton's Legacy, by Kevin Baker

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Emigrants crossing the plains, by F.O.C. Darley

How the Wilderness Was Won, by Stewart L. Udall

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras

The Magna Carta Comes to America, by A.E. Dick Howard

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson

Two Intimate Enemies, by Joseph J. Ellis

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

How The Seventies Changed America, by Nicholas Lemann

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)