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Southwest Missouri State University: Documents on the Populist Party
Provides links to several documents related to the Populist Party, including: National People's Party Platform, The Negro Question in the South, The Tramp Circular, The "Cross of Gold" Speech, What's the Matter with Kansas, Another...
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The Dodge City Daily Globe
The Daily Globe is a daily newspaper publication in Dodge City, Kansas.
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Postbellum African American Society and Culture: Black Migration
From the Encyclopedia of American Social History. Read about the black migration to the West, primarily Kansas and Oklahoma after the end of Reconstruction and the institution of black codes in the South.
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National Park Service: Stories of the Westward Expansion: Exodus to Freedom
Contains an article written on the African American exodus to Kansas to farm in the late 19th century.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Integumentary System
Microscopic images of the components of the integumentary system, including an outline of the skin system components. Click on the items on the left for a microscopic view.
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The 7th Kansas Cavalry in the Civil War
Fletcher Pomeroy was a cavalryman and quartermaster sergeant in the 7th Kanasas. This portion of his daily diary is transcribed here by his descendants.
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Historical Society: Kansapedia: Barbed Wire
Provides information on the various types of barbed wire and its uses. Includes photographs of several varieties of barbed wire.
Kansas State
Kansas State University and Usda: Wind Erosion Control
This website provides numerous pictures and brief descriptions that illustrate a variety of ways to control wind erosion. Clicking on a picture will enlarge it to provide a better view.
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Univ. Of Kansas: Toltecs: Lecture Notes
A set of lecture notes detailing the Toltec culture and civilization. These notes are part of a larger course covering the Mesoamerican civilizations.
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Kansas State Univ.: Stressed Out Over Studying Tests?
This site gives a very detailed summary of dealing with stress while studying and taking tests. Sections define the problems as well as the solutions - how we have gotten ourselves all stressed out; how does stress affect grades; what...
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Kansas Heritage: Pullman Strike, Chicago, 1894
This detailed and informative site explains how the Pullman Strike, which began as a peaceful protest about rent in the company town of Pullman, spread across the country and brought railroad traffic to a halt.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Brown v Topeka Board of Ed. (1951)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is widely known as the Supreme Court decision that declared segregated schools to be "inherently unequal." The story behind the case, including that of the 1951 trial in a Kansas courtroom, is much...
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Bicknell Family Home Page: Santa Fe Trail
History of the Santa Fe Trail, focusing on the historical journey of William Becknell, the "father" of the Santa Fe Trail.
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National Park Service: Nicodemus National Historic Site
This site from the National Park Service provides the history of Nidodemus, Kansas, first western town planned by and for African-Americans. Settled by exodusters, the town served as a symbol as a land of opportunity for blacks escaping...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Political Changes
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the dramatic political changes that took place with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This led to the formation of the...
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Wake Forest University: History of Compromise Legislation
Annotated chronology of various compromise legislation, including the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitution, the Missouri Compromise, 1850 Compromise, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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Ks Cyclopedia: Joseph G. Mc Coy
A biography on Joseph G. McCoy discusses his involvement in the cattle trade in Kansas and his development of the Abilene Trail. Also mentions some of the other aspects and accomplishments of his life.
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Cowboys Branding Calves at a Roundup on the Salt Fork, Kansas, in the 1890s
photograph of cowboys branding calves at a roundup on the Salt Fork in Kansas in the 1890s
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Respiratory System
What do you know about the respiratory system? Check out this site to learn more about this fascinating body system. This resource features slides of the different parts of this system.
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The Kansas City Kid Info Zine: Child Brain Development
This site contains an article that discusses ten things that parents can do to provide a healthy, stimulating environment for their baby's brain development.
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University of Kansas: Quarked!: Baryon Blaster
Try to fill each SUV with the right kinds of quarks as it travels across the screen, in order to make different types of baryon particles. The game becomes more challenging as you progress through the levels.
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University of Kansas: Quarked!: How Tall Are You?
Enter your height using inches or meters, and see how tall you are in units, from as tall as the Statue of Liberty and an elephant, down to atoms and quarks. Next, see if you can put the Quarkster characters and yourself in order by height.
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University of Kansas: Quarked!: Quiz
A twelve-question quiz about quarks and other subatomic particles, with links to games and other activities on the website.
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University of Kansas: Quarked!: Matter Mechanic
Build elements and molecules using neutrons, protons, and electrons. Choices include helium, carbon, oxygen, aluminum, water, and salt.
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