Presidential Inaugurations: A Capital Parade on a Cold Winter’s Day. Every four years Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., is lined with chilly spectators, and red, white, and blue bunting for one day in the third week of January. More . . .
Coming Soon!
Alexander Gardner's Portrait of Lincoln. As part of EDSITEment's continuing series of lesson plans from Picturing America, we examine this image of America's most revered President. We will also be launching Teaching Abraham Lincoln, a one-stop portal for lessons and student interatives resources on the life, times and achievement of our 16th president. Available February, 2009.
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Martin Puryear (1941–), Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996. Wood (ash and maple), 432 x 22 3/4 in., narrowing at the top to 1 1/4 x 3 in. (1097.28 x 57.785.cm., narrowing to 3.175 x 7.6 cm.). Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, by Exchange.
A celebration of the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., a leading force in the drive for civil rights in the United States, is especially poignant and relevant to the upcoming presidential inauguration. More . . .
America
in Hard Times: How We Dealt with Economic Adversity. A focus
on the hard times that challenged previous generations and the
lessons they can still teach us. More
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