German Coast Uprising began / African American men secure the right to vote in D.C. - January 8th Flashback

African American men secure the right to vote in Washington, D.C. - January 8th, 1867: On this day in 1867, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, granting African American men the right to vote for the first time in the nation’s history. by This Day in History Class

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Sunday Edition: Why Juneteenth is More Than a Day Off by CNN 5 Things

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Slavery in the U.S. Analyzed by a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lawyer and Historian (Ed Larson): New attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slavery or a landmark in the antislavery movement? We... by The Michael Shermer Show

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366 Michael Taylor, James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution: On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by signing the final draft of their new proposed government. The document they signed was the United States Constitution, which is why the United States marks... by Ben Franklin's World

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Reconstructed: In Search of the Promised Land: In part two of our Reconstructed series, we travel to Promised Land, SC to learn how the newly freed reunited with lost family, acquired land, and built communities. And we visit a group of Black families currently starting their own town in Georgia. by Into America

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Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation: In a special Black history series, Into America is exploring the legacy of Reconstruction. First, the rise of Black political power, told through the amazing story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery and became a war hero and congressman. by Into America

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Civil Rights - New World A’Comin | 1 by American History Tellers

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Why Juneteenth is More Than a Day Off by CNN One Thing

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Boston Tea Party by Short History Of...

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The Abolition Movement of the 1830s by Unsung History

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Reconstruction Era | Impeachment | 3 by American History Tellers

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Encore: The Age of Jackson | Washington Burns | 1 by American History Tellers

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The Declaration Does Not Apply: The founders left three groups out of the Declaration of Independence: Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, and women. This is how they responded. by Civics 101

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#1449 Second and Fourth: This week the annual Thomas Jefferson Hour Independence Day show with Clay Jenkinson and Joseph Ellis. Ellis makes the case that John Adams was right in his belief that Independence Day should be celebrated on July 2nd, the day congress voted on the... by Listening to America

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The legacy of the 1963 Children’s Crusade: The key role children played in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and why it matters today. by Post Reports

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Black Civil Rights before the Civil Rights Movement by Unsung History

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141 A Declaration in Draft (Doing History Rev): The Declaration of Independence stands first in a series of documents that founded the United States. It also stands as an early step in the long process of establishing a free, independent, and self-governing nation. Since 1776, more than 100... by Ben Franklin's World

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Hiram Revels became first African-American U.S. senator / Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines - Feb. 25 by This Day in History Class

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#1547 Jefferson, John Marshall, and Judicial Review: This week, Clay Jenkinson interviews frequent guest Beau Breslin of Skidmore College about the most famous decision in Supreme Court history. One William Marbury sued the US Government for not installing him into a post to which he had been appointed... by Listening to America

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"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?" by Unsung History

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Common Sense by Thomas Paine ~ Full Audiobook: Common Sense by Thomas Paine audiobook. Common Sense, Paine's pro-independence monograph published anonymously on 10 January 1776, spread quickly among literate colonists. Within three months, 120,000 copies are alleged to have been distributed throu... by Classic Audiobook Collection

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The Greensboro Massacre by History Daily

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The Black Congressmen of Reconstruction: Death of Representation by Mobituaries with Mo Rocca

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Karl M. Baer legally recognized as male / German Coast Uprising began - January 8 by This Day in History Class

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Declaration of Independence: During the Revolutionary War in July 1776, the 13 British colonies in America came together to approve their Declaration of Independence. by American History Hit

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The unfinished work of the March on Washington: Sixty years ago, some 250,000 Americans arrived by bus, by train and on foot to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Now, marchers and organizers reflect on the goals of that day — and the work that still needs to be done. by Post Reports

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On Thomas Paine's "Common Sense": A Discussion with Caroline Winterer by New Books in Early Modern History

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The Founding Fathers of the US by Short History Of...

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American's Mission Statement read by Senator John F. Kennedy by Words Matter

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How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law: From 1873 until his death in 1915, Anthony Comstock was the most powerful shaper of American censorship and obscenity laws. Although he was neither an attorney nor an elected official, Comstock used an appointed position as a special agent of the U.S.... by ABA Journal: Modern Law Library

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