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[2022]
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"With the stroke of a pen, President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. Or did he? Who did the Emancipation Proclamation really free? And what became of the inkstand on which he wrote it? Find answers to these questions, and learn what an artifact can tell us about history." -- Provided by publisher.
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[2022]
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"On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins in 55 states, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated. How did a lunch counter become a symbol of civil rights? Readers...
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[2022]
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"In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase. He sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition, exploring the new land. And one special compass helped them find their way through it all. Find out what made this compass so special and how it earned a place in history." -- Provided by publisher.
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[2022]
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"The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the Civil War? Readers will out the answers to these questions...
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[2022]
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"With the Declaration of Independence, the 13 American colonies demanded independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write it. But did he write every word? Who helped him? Discover the answers and learn about the desk Jefferson designed and at which he wrote this important document." -- Provided by publisher.
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