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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Thomas W. Dorr, an Address to the People of Rhode Island, 1834

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1834 speech that calls citizens to rise up against anti-democratic values in Rhode Island including property requirement to vote.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argument Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A series of six screencast lessons explaining the process of argumentative writing. The first [4 min. 22 sec.] focuses on overall structure and purpose. The second [6 mins, 18 secs] explains how to state a claim. The third [6 min. 3...
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Black Past

Black Past: Historically Black Colleges and Universities of Atlanta

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting encyclopedia article gives information about theblack universities that were founded in Atlanta after the Civil War. Later several joined together to make a consortium called the Atlanta University System.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: "Friends and Citizens of Texas"

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Texas Revolution through primary texts. Here you can read "Friends and Citizens of Texas," a broadside from March 2, 1836, that "called all citizens to arms and all armed vessels to the coast."

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