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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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Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration: 2007 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an annual report issued by the SSA in which they evaluate the state and health of the Social Security program and make projections. It is also in PDF format and there is a summary available.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: Struggles for Social Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The protests of the 1960s and 70s are highlighted in original photographs. The informational text and overview discuss what groups were fighting for social justice, what the issues were and how these groups made their voices heard.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Watts Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source photographs portray the issues and history surrounding the Watts Riots of California, and how the community came together.
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Other

The Fundamental Law of Land Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
The law issued by the Bolsheviks confiscating all land issued in 1918.
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Women and Economic Participation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a keynote address at a conference primarily on women and economic development in New Zealand. However, the same issues and themes are relevant in a broader exploration of current trends and changing roles of women in society.
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Brown University

World War Ii: Diversity in American Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed and comprehensive picture of the social changes and events in the United States during World War II. Includes legislation and its effects, race riots, the position of women in the work force, African Americans and job...
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The Economist

The Economist: State of Siege

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the Mexican government's battle against drug trafficking. 6/07
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US Department of Justice

Civil Rights Division: Voting Rights Act 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the amendments to the Voting Rights Act made in 2006. The Congress revisited the original act to assess the progress and what still needed to be addressed.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Black Students at Georgetown

For Students 9th - 10th
In this podcast conducted in the format of a Radio Show, Georgetown students Juliette Browne (GU '18) and Ndeye Ndiaye (GU '18), address the impact of slavery on the legacy of education inequality and college preparedness in black...
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Always Our Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of a letter from the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the dignity and pastoral aspects of homosexual persons.

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