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2017
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English
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Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a new history--the most intimate and richly readable account we have had--of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced one of the greatest battles in human history. No previous book on Gettysburg dives down so closely...
64) Selma
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Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
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"Our correspondent, 'J.H.G., ' is a member of Co. C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. He is a colored man belonging to this city, and his letters are printed by us, verbatim et literatim, as we receive them. He is a truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier." -- The Editors, New Bedford (Massachusetts) Mercury, August 1863
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Department of Regulatory Agencies, [Civil Rights Division]
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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The organizations discussed and linked within this Directory are external to the Civil Rights Division. The Civil Rights Division provides this information solely for assistance to the public and not as an endorsement or recommendation of any external organization.
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Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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Although many Indian nations fought in the Civil War, historians have given little attention to the role Native Americans played in the conflict. Indian nations did, in fact, suffer a higher percentage of casualties than any Union or Confederate state, and the war almost destroyed the Cherokee Nation. In The Confederate Cherokees, W. Craig Gaines provides an absorbing account of the Cherokees' involvement in the early years of the Civil War, focusing...
74) The Civil War
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Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
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Colorado General Assembly, Office of Legislative Legal Services
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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This Office has received a number of inquiries from members of the General Assembly and legislative staff relating to their ability to accept or receive gifts and other items of value as a result of the passage of Amendment 41 on November 7, 2006. This memorandum addresses the application of the measure to legislators and legislative staff.
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