Enrichment Materials: Gilded Age
These enrichment materials build upon concepts introduced in US History and Advanced US History courses. They incorporate and link perspectives from a wide array of peoples during this time period.
Child Labor in Maryland during Industrial Age
Photo of a group of girls playing basketball at school during Industrial Era
Document detailing the work of women in a boardinghouse
Map of Indian territory during Industrial Revolution
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Accounts of the Trail of Tears
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Andrew Carnegie's essay "Wealth," published in North American Review in 1889
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Eugene V. Debs Internet Archive
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Affidavit and flyers from Chinese Boycott
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African Americans and the Industrial Revolution (JSTOR)
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"The Black innovators who elevated the United States" (Brookings)
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Letters home by Irish immigrants during the Gilded Age
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Photos from inside an American factory,1904
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Oral histories about the Ellis Island immigrant experience
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German immigrants & their contributions to the Midwest
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