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George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation
"George Washington’s Final Battle" tells how the country’s first President tirelessly advocated for a capital on the shores of the Potomac.
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Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election
"Nine Days" recounts the events of October 1960, when Martin Luther King, Jr., was behind bars, and the two Presidential campaigns raced to decide whether, and how, to respond.
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Migrant Farm Workers and the Evolution of Farm Labor Programs in the United States
Learn about federal records documenting migrant farm workers’ participation in farm labor programs in the United States.
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The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP
In "The Rope," Alex Tresniowski tells the remarkable true-crime story of the murder of Marie Smith, the dawn of modern criminal detection, and the launch of the NAACP.
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South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War
Thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery had been abolished in 1837.
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Forgotten Legacy: William McKinley, George Henry White, and the Struggle for Black Equality
Benjamin R. Justesen reveals a previously unexamined facet of William McKinley’s Presidency: an ongoing dedication to the advancement of African Americans.
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The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship
Author Deborah Willis discusses "The Black Civil War Soldier" and offers a kaleidoscopic, yet intimate, portrait of the African American experience from the beginning of the Civil War to 1900.
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Inventing Equality: Reconstructing the Constitution in the Aftermath of the Civil War
Michael Bellesiles traces the evolution of the battle for true equality from the Revolution through the late 19th century.
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Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City
Kenneth M. Price analyses Walt Whitman's life, writings, and government work to reevaluate the writer and the nation's capital.
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The National Archives Comes Alive: Young Learners Program - Meet The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspiring words are brought to life by the Reverend Dr. John Moore.