I was looking around on American Memory and found two pictures of “contraband” camps that were in Harpers Ferry. As I have not seen pictures of these types of camps before, I thought I would point them out. See them here and here.

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David Plouffe, Democratic Senator Barack Obama’s campaign manager, had an interesting response on Wednesday (6/04) to Republican Senator John McCain’s proposal to hold ten town hall meetings before the November 2008 election. According to the Associated Press, “Plouffe said…the campaign would recommend a less-structured, lengthier exchange more in line with the historic Lincoln-Douglas debates.” See […]

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Harpers Ferry Images – Part II I wanted to point out a few more images of Harpers Ferry that I found through American Memory (Library of Congress). Many textbooks already have pictures of Harpers Ferry, but I think students might find these interesting. Harpers Ferry, Railroad Bridge: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.03739 Harpers Ferry, Railroad Bridge destroyed: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.04106 Harpers […]

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I was looking for images of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and I found several interesting ones on the Library of Congress website. While none are from John Brown’s attack in October 1859, these are related to it. Before the raid, Brown and his men lived for several months at the Kennedy Farm in Maryland: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0587 […]

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AP US teachers should find the Teaching the Journal of American History site a great resource for their classes. Allen C. Guelzo’s article on the Lincoln Douglas Debate, which was published in the September 2007 issue, is available (no subscription required) along with the author’s suggestions for teaching it. Five activities are available that ask […]

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