This Inspiration template provides 6-12 grade students with a workspace to explore an era of United States history using the Library of Congress' interactive website, http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb. The completed template can be the basis for a research paper. This template can also be easily adapted to celebrate Black History Month.

A video demonstrating how to use this template in the classroom can be found on Teacher Tube.

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