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• Middle School, High School & College Social Studies/History Research Projects to Start Off the 22-23 School Year!

  Before giving students a research project remember Most knowledge is NOT on the Internet. My research projects provide students with a list of academic links in order to create informative and dynamic projects, essays, and/or research papers. All projects are $1.00. Learn more by clicking on the links below. The Roman Republic’s Influence on the […]

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  August 12, 2022

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• Black History Articles for July 2022

  6sqft Black history in Greenwich Village: 15 sites related to pioneering African-Americans Black America Web The Haunting Of Lake Lanier And The Black City Buried Underneath Civil War Med: Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Union Army Recruiter Downtown New York: A Guide To Marking Black History Month In Lower Manhattan Face2FaceAfrica The forgotten heroics of […]

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  August 3, 2022

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• Quote: Researchers’ Responsibility to Society

  “You are a servant of the people you research; the purpose of your research is never to serve its own good but serve larger society. When you find something to be more dysfunctional than functional, you have the responsibility to root it out.” – Dr. Sonja Peterson-Lewis Also don’t forget to check out my research […]

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  July 27, 2022

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• Black History Articles for June 2022

  History: The 1967 Riots: When Outrage Over Racial Injustice Boiled Over History Today: Contrabands of War: A new term inadvertently changed the way people thought about runaway slaves History of Yesterday: How New York City Tried to Secede From the Union History of Yesterday: The Segregationist New York Mayor During the Civil War How Stuff […]

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  June 28, 2022

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• The Roman Republic’s Influence on the American Republic Research Project

  The architects of the American Republic were influenced by the Roman Republic’s Structure political structure and documents. Students should have a basic understanding of US government organization and founding documents in order to benefit from this project. This project provides students with a list of links to do research, as well as, search terms students […]

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  June 27, 2022

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• The Geography and Names of New York City’s Five Borough Worksheet

  This is an informative reading comprehension worksheet on geography and etymology of New York City’s Five Boroughs. This assignment is appropriate for grade 3-6. The reading is two pages, with four short answer questions and an answer sheet. Buy now on Teachers Pay Teachers for $1.00 Also don’t forget to check out my research projects […]

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  June 20, 2022

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• Recommended Book #9: The Bone and Sinew of the Land By Anna-Lisa Cox

  The Bone and Sinew of the Land is the hardest book I have ever read on American history. The Bone and Sinew of the Land revealed just how much racial terrorism Americans faced. Shame on the authors, historians, and filmmakers who made it seemed that Americans of African descent who obtained freedom had the most […]

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  June 19, 2022

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• Recommended Book #8: The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 By Alan Taylor

  Slaves were known by many in early America as “The Internal Enemy.” This book sheds light on the War of 1812, a war that is basically glazed over in most US history books. After reading this book I know why America’s military was, for lack of a better phrase, “a hot mess” in this time […]

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  June 11, 2022

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• Recommended Book #7: New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan By Jill Lepore

  If you’re a fan of forensic crime series, you will gobble up New York Burning!. This true account of an alleged slave rebellion in New York City (Manhattan) in the 1700s is a fast read, because the author does an excellent job taking normally dry historical facts and treating it like a modern day crime […]

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  June 8, 2022

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• Ida B. Wells Political Activism Research Project

  This research project provides students with a list of academic links to research the political activism of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Also included are a list of guiding questions for students, as well as, links to lesson plans, rubrics for written and virtual presentations. This project is appropriate for Grades 6-8 . Buy for $1.00 on […]

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  June 6, 2022

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