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University of Virginia

Illustrating Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Historical illustrations reveal more than what they are meant to portray. After reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, high schoolers view a series of illustrations, movie posters, photographs, and book covers that exemplify...
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University of Texas at Austin

Lbj Presidential Library: Seeing Is Believing: The Enduring Legacy of Lbj

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the keynote address by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. given at the centennial celebration for President Lyndon Baines Johnson May 19, 2008.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Voting Rights Act (1965)

For Students 9th - 10th
Included at this site is the complete text and images of the original document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This law outlawed the discriminatory voting practices that African Americans had endured.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The French, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Three maps reflecting French exploration along rivers in North America and three French explorers' accounts of the astonishing hardships they endured and the possibilities for trade with natives they opened.

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