Social History For Every Classroom

Social History for Every Classroom is a database of primary documents, classroom activities, and other teaching tools in U.S. history.

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Project Information

1500+
Number of primary and secondary resources available

4 Million+
Users who have accessed the site since its launch in 2011

New Collections
Indigenous resistance, prison labor, LGBTQ+ history and more

Since 1989, ASHP/CML has worked with K-12 and college instructors in professional development seminars in New York City and around the country. Over the years, we have developed an extensive archive of primary documents, teaching strategies, and other resources that look at how ordinary people both influenced and were influenced by the nation’s economic and political transformations. SHEC shares these resources with a wider public. Our newest collections focus on Indigenous resistance, prison labor, environmental racism, and LGBTQ+ history. We hope teachers, students, and those who love to learn about the past will use SHEC to improve their understanding of United States history and the working people and ordinary Americans who shaped it.