Chronicling America

Choose a twentieth century event. Then compare how your event was reported in newspapers to how it was presented in the textbook or another secondary source or article.

Assignment: 20th Century Event Newspaper Assignment According to the Center for History and News Media, George Mason University, “Historians generally use newspapers for three purposes: learning facts about specific events; looking for long-term trends; and searching for details or the “texture” surrounding an event—a fact or story that illuminates or complicates a larger pattern.” You will […]

Using newspaper articles from the Library of Congress Newspaper Digital Collection Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov), provide an analysis of significant issues or events within the American experience, such as slavery, women, wars, economics, riots, or courts cases, from 1777 – 1865.

American experience Task: Using newspaper articles from the Library of Congress Newspaper Digital Collection Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov), provide an analysis of significant issues or events within the American experience, such as slavery, women, wars, economics, riots, or courts cases, from 1777 – 1865. You will search and use at least five […]

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