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Common Lit: Assassination of the President:attempted Murder of Secretary Seward
This excerpt from an 1865 newspaper, Evening Star, contains multiple accounts of the night President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward were attacked. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E....
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Index of Collection of Old Newspaper Anecdotes
Jim Lyons's collection of historical newspaper anecdotes, articles, quotes, and bits and pieces from old newspapers are listed in this index. With a click of the mouse you can read and see many examples.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Frederick Douglass
As a leader in the abolitionist movement Frederick Douglass (1817-1895 CE) was a most inspirational man. This site provides much interesting information including an account of his escape from slavery and his newspaper THE NORTH STAR.
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The Ambrose Bierce Project: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This site is devoted the work of writer Ambrose Bierce. Visitors can view pages from the printed editon of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and read an annotated version of the text. Links within the site provide...
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After Slavery Project: Race, Labor and Politics in Post Emancipation Carolinas
This site is a collaborative work-in-progress involving a team of four scholars based in the US, Ireland and the UK. It consists of ten learning units on topics revolving around the emancipation of slaves in the American South following...