American Archive

http://americanarchive.org
"Historic programs of publicly funded radio and television across America.

Classroom idea:   This is a great  resource for  studying history, and can of course enhance  the study of literature set in a time/place. The curated exhibits are ready made lessons.

AP Historical Film Archive

AP Film Archive

https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive


I found this news on Joyce Valenza  blog.   AP had made public via Youtube their film archive.  historical footage  from 1895- on.

Classroom ideas:   Too may to talk about- music, fashion sports of an era. Historical figures in context.

Disunion

Disunion  http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/disunion/
From the New York Times, "One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Americans went to war with themselves. Disunion revisits and reconsiders America’s most perilous period — using contemporary accounts, diaries, images and historical assessments to follow the Civil War as it unfolded."


Classroom idea: Have students peruse these sources, and then do research to presenting primary source  with explanation.