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Fortalt af Leon Nixon ...

Serier serie A True Story About Slavery in America
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For too long, Native American people in the United States have been stereotyped as vestiges of the past, invisible citizens in their own land obliged to remind others, "We are still here!" Yet today, Native leaders are at the center of social change, challenging philanthropic organizations that have historically excluded Native people, and fighting for economic and environmental justice.Invisible ... Læs mere

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For Cause and Comrades

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af James M. McPherson ...

Fortalt af David Colacci ...

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General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Læs mere

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Cross of Gold, A

af William Jennings Bryan ...

Fortalt af John Scargall ...

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22 min

Politician William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1896. Historians consider it one of the most famous political speeches in American history; Bryan stirred the crowd into a frenzy with his support for adding a silver to the mix of America’s gold-backed currency. “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of Gold,” he stated, for it was bankrupt ... Læs mere

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Politician William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1896. Historians consider it one of the most famous political speeches in American history; Bryan stirred the crowd into a frenzy with his support for adding a silver to the mix of America’s gold-backed currency. “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of Gold,” he stated, for it was bankrupt
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A Promised Land

Lincoln

A Promised Land

The Disney Revolt

Washington

The 1619 Project

The Democracy Project

The Warmth of Other Suns

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Marvel Comics

The Day After Roswell

Indian Removal: The History of the Battles and Policies that Displaced Native Americans East of the Mississippi River

The Farewell Address by George Washington

Gettysburg's Southern Front

Let This Radicalize You

The New York Times Book of the Dead

Apollo 11

The Dictionary Wars

Any Given Sunday

Stolen

Invisible No More

Don't Know Much About the American Presidents

For Cause and Comrades

Cross of Gold, A