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Below:  Click on our in-depth reference papers and curriculum builders in history and American culture:

Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1862)
How to enjoy, read and teach the philosopher of "Civil Disobedience" and Walden
Thoreau in Our Time -- Latest Topics:
Green Thoreau | Civil Disobedience Today | Abolition and Anti-Slavery        

The Harlem Renaissance Connection
For teachers & students - - Musicians, artists & writers of Black America's creative flowering.

The Classic Blues and the Women Who Sang Them
"Ma," Bessie, Alberta - - How African-Americans changed mainstream American music

Shays' Rebellion and the United States Constitution
The Web's best site about "the first Civil War" (1786-87). Includes African-American perspectives.

The North American Gold Rushes (1847-1900)
 California, Nevada, & the Klondike. Includes Native American perspectives

 

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