Historical thinking skills allow historians to better practice and interpret history. This series teaches students how to develop these skills to become better historians themselves.

This Learning Lab will guide students through the process of defining historical perspective and practicing employing strategies from an example dealing with the African American experience through the Great Depression and the New Deal.

Perspective is what "exactly happened" during a historical event depends upon the point-of-view (or perspective) of the person or group telling the story. Historians question all perspectives of a historical event to get a fuller understanding of it.

Keywords: nmaahc, African, American, historical, thinking, skills, context, historical, perspective, Great Depression, New Deal, 1920s, 1930s, economics, politics, history, interpret, analyze