Immigration and Migration in US History (Discover and Learn with the Library series)

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2026
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96
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Foreword by Carla Hayden

The history of the United States, including its culture, economy, and political life, has been shaped by the movement of people and communities, both those who came to its shores and those who moved within its borders. Immigration and Migration in US History shares an array of primary sources that provide opportunities for learners to explore many different aspects of the topic, offering classroom-ready materials for teachers, librarians, and home educators working with grades 6–12. Part of “Discover and Learn with the Library,” an educational series published by the Library of Congress in association with the American Library Association, this resource 

  • combines full-color facsimiles of primary sources from the Library’s unparalleled collections with source citations, information about the sources’ origins, teaching strategies, and guides to additional online resources;
  • features perforated pages on each primary source for ease of sharing;
  • explores important legislation, treaties, and other government policies on the subject, including the Homestead Act (1862), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Immigration Acts of 1924 and 1965;
  • highlights fascinating primary sources, from classified advertisements seeking formerly enslaved family members after the Civil War to oral history interviews with  immigrants in the early twentieth century, that enable learners to immerse themselves in individual and group experiences of immigration, migration, and relocation;
  • presents a rich mosaic of photographs, political cartoons, and other visual materials that document people who immigrated or migrated to create communities and build new lives; and
  • can serve as a springboard to prompt learners to research their own family and community histories.

Foreword by Carla Hayden
Discover and Learn: The Power of Primary Sources 
How to Use This Resource 
Background: Immigration and Migration in US History

Primary Source Discovery Pages 

Experiences of Immigration, Migration, and Relocation 

  • Terms of Indentured Servitude [Manuscript icon] 
  • I Will Go West! [Notated Music] 
  • Glimpses of the Interior of the Ellis Island Immigrant Station [Newspaper] 
  • Government Advertises “Indian Land for Sale” [Photograph/print] 
  • Newspaper Perspectives on the Great Migration [Newspaper]  
  • An Immigration Commissioner Visits Ellis Island [Newspaper] 
  • Dust Bowl Migrants on the Move [Photograph/Print] 
  • From Poland to Cuba to Chicago [Oral history] 
  • A Child Waits for Relocation to Manzanar [Photograph/print] 
  • Mapping Population Changes [Map] 
  • From Togo to Illinois [Oral history] 

Perspectives on Policy 

  • Defending Chinese Immigrants [Printed text] 
  • Map with a Motive [Map] 
  • A Leaflet from the Immigration Restriction League [Book/Printed Text] 
  • Cartoon Presents Perspectives on Immigration [Political Cartoon] 
  • San Francisco Mayor Calls for Exclusion [Newspaper] 

Creating Community, Building New Lives 

  • Reuniting Families After Emancipation [Newspaper] 
  • Piecework in a New York Tenement [Photograph/print] Commemorating a Beloved Jewish Author [Newspaper] 
  • “Join the Famous Irish Regiment” [Photograph/print]  
  • “Free Classes in English!” [Photograph/print] 
  • Celebrating Mexican Independence in Minnesota [Photograph/print] 
  • Picketing for Puerto Rican Civil Rights [Photograph/print] 
  • Music and Family Life in San Antonio [Photograph/print] 
  • Peacemaking [Printed text] 

Transcripts 
More to Discover 
Teacher’s Guides 

  • Analyzing Books and Other Printed Texts
  • Analyzing Manuscripts 
  • Analyzing Maps 
  • Analyzing Newspapers  
  • Analyzing Oral Histories
  • Analyzing Photographs and Prints
  • Analyzing Political Cartoons  
  • Analyzing Primary Sources
  • Analyzing Sheet Music and Song Sheets 

Primary Source Analysis Tool 
Primary Sources Cited 
Index

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