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Eleanor Roosevelt: American Visionary
features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history. She was the first First Lady to hold regular press conferences... (National Park Service) |
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Benjamin Franklin
explores Franklin's life as a writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity, abolitionist, and genius. It includes... (Twin Cities Public Television, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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The Papers of Jefferson Davis Project
is publishing a multi-volume edition of his letters and speeches, several of which can be found on this website. A timeline, information on Davis and his family, photographs, and... (Rice University, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Words and Deeds in American History
presents historical documents spanning from the 15th to the mid-20th century. Included are the papers of presidents, cabinet ministers, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices... (Library of Congress) |
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American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920
consists of 59 sound recordings of speeches by American leaders at the turn of the century. Speakers include Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt... (Library of Congress) |
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Our Shared History: African American Heritage
tells about the Underground Railroad, African Americans in the Civil War, historic places of the civil rights movement, the Delta blues of the Lower Mississippi Valley, and landmarks... (National Park Service) |
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History and Politics Out Loud
lets us hear key speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and others. Listen to King's "I have a dream" speech... (Michigan State University, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Napoleon
is a PBS film that chronicles the life of the infamous French leader. The resources offered here are designed to help you use the PBS "Napoleon" video series and companion website in... (PBS, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Eleanor Roosevelt
brings to life one of the century's most influential women. See the Roosevelt family tree, newspaper columns written by Mrs. Roosevelt, a clip from a TV appearance, a timeline, and a... (WGBH, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
shows the breadth of Franklin's accomplishments through key letters, broadsides, and other documents. This exhibit, marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth (1706), focuses on his... (Library of Congress) |
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America's Founding Fathers
features biographies of delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. The 55 delegates had been sent by the 13 states to revise the Articles of... (National Archives and Records Administration) |
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The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
presents the papers of the 19th-century African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his own freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer, writer... (Library of Congress) |
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George Wallace: Settin' The Woods on Fire
features the political and personal life of George Wallace. Four times governor of Alabama and four times a candidate for president, he was feared as a racist demagogue and admired as... (WGBH, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Struggle
tells the story of a man, a union, and a time when millions of Americans joined a just cause. The Fight in the Fields is a portrait of Cesar Chavez, the charismatic leader of the... (Independent Television Service, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Samuel Gompers Papers Project
is a documentary editing project that collects, annotates, and makes available primary sources of American labor history. It includes microfilm, photocopied material, and annotation... (University of Maryland Department of History, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
features items owned by the famous abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher, and social reformer. The site consists of enlargeable... (National Park Service) |
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First Lady to the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
is a curriculum-oriented guide to the work of the active First Lady. The site uses a retreat she built on her husband's estate as a focus but gives readings and suggested school... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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The Great Chief Justice at Home
offers photos of John Marshall's residence in Richmond, Virginia. This website also describes how Marshall, who wrote 519 opinions in his 34 years as chief justice (1801-1835)... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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Jackie Robinson and other Baseball Highlights, 1860-1960
presents 34 images and descriptions of early baseball, famous players, and more. It includes a print of Union soldiers playing baseball in a Confederate prisoner of war camp, a photo... (Library of Congress) |
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Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
presents interview clips, a timeline, an online forum of scholars, information about people and events in the film, and a teachers' guide about this immigrant laborer who, in the early... (WGBH, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
features Atlanta's Auburn Avenue, the neighborhood where the civil rights leader was born and raised. "Sweet Auburn," as it came to be called, became the center of African American... (National Park Service) |
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Documents Related to Churchill and FDR
examines the friendship and working relations that developed between U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill beginning in 1940. Their... (National Archives and Records Administration) |
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Papers of John Jay
is an image database of thousands of pages scanned from photocopies of original documents. Jay (1745-1829) helped negotiate peace with and independence from Great Britain. He served... (Columbia University, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Churchill and the Great Republic
presents more than 200 photos, speeches, and letters from one of the most important and colorful leaders of the 20th century and in all British history. Best known as Prime Minister... (Library of Congress) |
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