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Freedom Archives

Special St. Augustine Issue

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Colfax County, New Mexico Boys of Rough Riders: News

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico describes the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Bush and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
2001 story of Bush's decision to reject the Kyoto treaty. News article as well as transcript, audio and video of debate between four environmental experts on the impact of this decision.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Health Care Coverage Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
News story and discussion from February, 2006 covering President George W. Bush's Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and their effectiveness. Audio, Video and transcript of report is available.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: One Day a Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
This single-stanza poem tells a story from the poet's imagined news story.
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Other

Ohio Memory: James Garfield Assassination Article

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dover, Ohio, newspaper announces the death of President James A. Garfield because of an assassin's bullet. The article includes the surgeon's report of his worsening situation. Find an image of the newspaper article and the text.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Floods in Mexico, 1999, Corruption Makes It Worse

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article about floods in Mexico and how corruption adds to the misery.
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University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: Deficiencies of the Articles of Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents (letters) concerning the need for a central government written by Madison, Hamilton, Jay, and others.
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CBS

Cbs News: Ronald Reagan Remembered

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a multitude of articles, interviews, and related stories about the life of former president Ronald Reagan.
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University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: Deficiencies of the Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Chicago Press provides a letter from John Jay to Thomas Jefferson in which Jay explains the need to reform the government existing under the Articles of Confederation.
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Other

Cape Breton Miners' Museum: Mine Explosion in New Waterford, 1917 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixty-five men and boys died in the 1917 mining disaster at New Waterford in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This collection of first-hand accounts has several interviews, news articles and documentation from the subsequent inquest. Reading...
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University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: Alexander Hamilton to James Duane

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text from the University of Chicago Press of a 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to James Duane, who later became a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, on the weaknesses of the existing U.S. government under the...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Old Timers, Newcomers

For Students 9th - 10th
An editorial cartoon and a newspaper article illustrating the tensions between members of established African American communities in the North and Southern migrants. Links to both resources are provided within this site.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Lowell Mill Girls" by Harriet Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived news article. A personal account of young female cotton mill workers in Massachusetts during the mid-1800's.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Attempt to Raise the Cristobal Colon

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War era newspaper article on the attempts to raise the wrecked ship, Cristobal Colon, whiched proved a failure. Links to photos of the undersea divable ruins of the ship shows what it looks like today.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Newspapers Report on Camp Wikoff

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article reports on the conditions of Camp Wikoff on Montauk Island, New York, where men serving in the Spanish-American War recovered from disease or injury.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Colfax County, New Mexico Boys: 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper Article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico dated June 30, 1898, about the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry and known as the Rough Riders.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry's Experiencences Camp Hastings

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article published in the Erie Daily Times, 1898, gives insight into the lives of the men of the 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and life at Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania's Camp Hastings.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Death of Lt. James Hoskinson: 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article from the Erie Daily Times, Erie PA, Monday, December 19, 1898 describes the accidental death of Lt. James Hoskinson of the 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in Athens, Georgia, where he was stationed during the...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry: Experience a Forced March

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article published in the Weekly Northwestern, July 1898, about the toughening up process of volunteer troops during the Spanish-American War and subsequent response by Governor Edward Scofield.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Sending the 1st South Dakota Volunteer Infantry Off to War

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article clipping on Terry Ladies of South Dakota sending the boys from the area off to war.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article dated June 2, 1898, with the story detailing the departure of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the fanfare they recieve as they are shipped out Jacksonville, Florida.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry: Steam for Puerto Rico

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article with photo provides details of the departure of the 2nd and 3rd Volunteer Infantry as it leaves for Puerto Rico.
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University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virigina: The New Deal for African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.

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