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Library of Congress

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Primary source materials from the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress incorporated into lesson plans created by Folksources partners.

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Poster shows the smiling face of a teacher on a laptop computer screen. Behind her is a red globe of the world.

Video and text of Ruby Nell Sales oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier.

"New York, New York. Chinese-American girl playing hopscotch with American friends outside her home in Flatbush." August 1942.

Artist Anish Kapoor's"Cloud Gate" stainless steel sculpture at AT&T Plaza in Chicago

The Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers and Chum Ngek Ensemble perform at the Library of Congress in 2017. Photo by Stephen Winick.

Image and caption from Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker: Richard Rich Rowe, business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63 and unofficial iron worker historian, at IWU Local #63 Headquarters in Broadview, IL.

Image and caption from Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker: An Iron Worker Union (IWU) Local #63 pin honoring work on the Chicago "bean" [Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate" sculpture] in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. Many members…

Audio clip and text of interview with Richard Rowe, a business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63, who discusses his background, his entrance into the iron working trade, his involvement in the IWU, labor history, and the current state of…

Interview Excerpt - "Were you aware of what started this riot? "
Video and text from interview with Joe Burns, O.G. Clark, Mrs. G.E. Jackson for the National Visionary Leadership Project discussing the events leading up to and early communication during the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood during the 1921…

Interview Excerpt - "What started this riot"
Video and text from interview with Kenny Booker and John Alexander for the National Visionary Leadership Project discussing the rumor surrounding the events leading up to the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood during the 1921 Tulsa Race…
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