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Birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll? Memphis has plenty of evidence in its favor

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)

Sylvia Mendez, one of the children at the center of this case.

Mendez v. Westminster

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

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)

Proclamation 3869

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

Blog- Rebirth of St. Nicholas League

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

Timeline of Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922 (Excerpts)

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

Josephine and Wyatt Earp’s grave, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, CA.

Josephine and Wyatt Earp- Article

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

Joint Resolution Submitting 13th Amendment to the States; signed by Abraham Lincoln and Congress Congress, Wednesday, February 01, 1865

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

Temporary Protection Status (TPS)

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

Letters from an American Farmer, J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Annual Address by Joseph Jackson

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

Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address

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

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln, The Movie and Man- Excerpt

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Abolition/Slavery Timeline

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Joint Resolution Proposing a 13th Amendment to the Constitution

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

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Excerpt, page 18)

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

“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)

Black Code

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

S.123 - A Bill To abolish slavery throughout all the States and Territories of the United States.

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

Ahead of Oscars, Courtney asks Spielberg, DreamWorks to correct Lincoln inaccuracy that places Connecticut on wrong side of slavery debate

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Nat Turner by T. Thomas Fortune

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) lie dead after the gunfight.

OK Corral Inquest Transcript Found in Arizona Jailhouse Store Room

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

Denver’s dean of cattle buyers, Lithuanian-born Robert Lazar Miller, on horseback.

Jewish Pioneers- Article

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

Southwest Voter Registration Education Project

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

The Confessions of Nat Turner- Excerpt

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

The Confessions of William Styron by Yvonne French

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

First edition cover of Bill Clinton's autobiography

Bill Clinton on Life after the Presidency

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

Texas Revolution

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny

Fear of Insurrection: Chapter 12 of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

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

El Plan de Santa Barbara (Plan of Santa Barbara)

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

Lincoln, Hollywood, and an Opportunity for Historians- Excerpt

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

Earhart's flight started in Oakland, California and made it all the way to Darwin, Australia. She was only 3 stops away from returning to Oakland when she disappeared.

Map of Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight Path

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

Horrid Massacre in Virginia- Composite of scenes of Nat Turner’s rebellion

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Signed Photograph of Amelia Earhart

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

Cochise County Case No. 48. Coroner’s Transmittal Page to the Clerk of the District Court Cochise County

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

Scene in the House on the passage of the proposition to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865

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

Sign Near Tombstone, Arizona. Boot Hill Graveyard

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

Collections

Daniel Boone Escorting the American Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham

Pioneers In Petticoats, by Helena Huntington Smith

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Nat Turner Revisited, by William Styron

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Who Was Wyatt Earp? by Allen Barra

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

Hollywood History, by Mark C. Carnes

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

A Conquest of Solitude, by Robert V. Bruce

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

Amelia Found? by Tom D. Crouch

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

How The Frontier Shaped The American Character, by Ray Allen Billington

The Place of Good Abode, by Shelby Foote

Children of Darkness, by Stephen B. Oates

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)