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Over the next two years, Seeing America will grow to include 100 videos, 18 essays, quizzes, discussion questions and lesson plans.
Is the judge trustworthy? Blythe’s Justice
The dubious justice of the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party
Settling the American Eden, The Oxbow
Not content to merely paint the land, Cole elevated the landscape to approach the status of historical painting.
Painting the Great Migration
Lawrence carefully documents the migration of African Americans from the agricultural South to the industrial North.
Looking down from the upper deck: immigration and class in The Steerage
Though this photograph could be seen as a searing social commentary, its maker preferred to view it as fine art.
Seneca Village: the lost history of African Americans in New York
The creation of a beloved landmark destroyed a thriving community of African Americans and Irish immigrants.