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Treason or Loyal Opposition? The Copperheads and Dissent During the Civil War
Learning module with primary resources and questions for discussion on the Copperheads and the limits of free speech and government criticism in times of war.
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Newberry Library: Victorians and the Hidden Self
Learning module in which students examine two pieces of Victorian literature, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to explore the idea of the hidden or double self during the Victorian Age.
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Women on the Move: Gender and Mobility in American Culture, 1890 to 1950
Newberry Library learning module uses primary source documents and literature to explore the influence of gender on social and physical mobility and the concept of freedom in American culture from 1890 - 1950.
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Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition
A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.
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Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country
A virtual library exhibit which explores how the United States history and Indian peoples along the expedition route, came together over two hundred years ago, and how they remain intertwined today.