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Abraham Lincoln Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a list of websites that contain biographical information, places to visit, photo tours of historical places associated with Lincoln, and the text to some of Lincoln's famous speeches and writings.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ursula K. Le Guin: A Left Handed Commencement Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Ursula K. Le Guin's commencement address to graduates of 1983, Mills College, Oakland, California on May 22, 1983. She titled her speech "A Left-Handed Commencement Address."
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Earliest Voices: William Jennings Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features historic voice recordings of William Jennings Bryan. There are recordings of many famous orations by him on various political topics, the most famous being his "Cross of Gold" speech. A biography and downloadable...
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History Matters: w.e.b. Du Bois Critiques Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
W.E.B.DuBois, famous African American activist, wrote an essay disputing the path Booker T. Washington advocated in his Atlanta Compromise speech, and, instead, proposed a call for greater political power, civil rights, and higher...
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The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete resource on Martin Luther King, Jr. Contains a timeline on his life, audio files for some of his speeches, lesson plans, and more.
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Rice University

James A. Baker Iii Institute for Public Policy:honorary Chair James A. Baker Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of James A. Baker, III, with links to speeches and interviews, and to think tank reports on political and world issues.
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American Historical Association: Walter Prescott Webb

For Students 9th - 10th
Walter Prescott Webb was a Texas historian and author who lived from 1888-1963. This is the text of a speech he gave in 1958 to the American Historical Association, of which he was president, where he reflects back on his career and the...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986: Wole Soyinka

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Wole Soyinka. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other Resources."
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988: Naguib Mahfouz

For Students 9th - 10th
This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: History and Politics Out Loud

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Schenck v. United States (1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Supreme Court case established the famous "clear and present danger" doctrine by dealing with the issue of freedom of speech. This resource provides an abstract containing a summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and...
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American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig: Farewell to Baseball Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball delivered on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium, in New York after being diagnosed with a debilitating disease that was ultimately named for him.
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American Rhetoric: Ted Kennedy: 1980 Democratic National Convention Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Senator Ted Kennedy's address to the 1980 Democratic National Convention on delivered on August 12, 1980, New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Emma Goldman's address to the jury at her trial and that of Alexander Berkman on July 9, 1917, in New York.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: "The Fourteen Points"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text for Wilson's "The Fourteen Points," a statement of principles for world peace to be used in the negotiations for the end of WWI, delivered on January 8, 1918.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Hillary Rodham Clinton: u.n. 4th World Conference on Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [19:35] of Hillary Rodham Clinton's address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women on September 5, 1995, Beijing, China.
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American Rhetoric: Anita Hill: Senate Judiciary Testimony on Clarence Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [1:44] of Anita Hill's testimony on Clarence Thomas in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: 1976 Dnc Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:50] of Barbara Charline Jordan's keynote address for the 1976 Democratic National Convention on July 12, 1976, in New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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