Dr. Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Leader
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Dr. Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Leader

This biography about Dr. Martin Luther King is a great springboard for students beginning to study about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

A Year in Hell
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A Year in Hell

On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously stated in the case of Brown vs the Board of Education, Topeka, that facilities segregating white and black children were unequal and therefore violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The justices also ordered the states to integrate. How did…

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Whatever Happened to the Republican Party?

The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln who served from 1861-1865. In 1860, the Republican platform called for the end of slavery in the United States and the preservation of the Union, amongst other declarations. One such proclamation encouraged immigration to America with full rights to all immigrant citizens.Another was issued on January 1, 1863…

A True Chanukah Story: George Washington’s First Chanukah
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A True Chanukah Story: George Washington’s First Chanukah

      Jews have lived in the United States since colonial times celebrating Chanukah along with their other holidays. In this article you’ll see how Chanukah has inspired one of America’s greatest leaders, General George Washington. On December 19, 1777 General Washington and his Continental Army arrived at Valley Forge. Many of the General’s…

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Trumpaganda: An Attack on American Democracy

  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has launched a course examining President Trump’s impact on democracy and the media. The course, “Trumpaganda: The War on Facts, Press and Democracy,” is an eight week class highlighting Donald Trump’s effective propaganda machine. What is propaganda? According to Webster’s Dictionary, “propaganda is a deliberate spread of information,…