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Core: Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the role of the sit-in as a non-violent way to protest segregation in the South.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Responsibilities of a Citizen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Being a citizen in the United States carries responsibilities to neighbors, communities, and the nation. Discover these important responsibilities.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Nathaniel Lyon

For Students 9th - 10th
General Nathaniel Lyon (1818 - 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and is most known for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the war. General Lyon is a controversial figure from the Civil...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General George Crook

For Students 9th - 10th
General Crook, born near Dayton, O., September 8th, 1828, died in Chicago, Ill., March 21st, 1890, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1852, and was on duty with the Fourth Infantry in California in 1852-'61. He had...
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Confederate General John B. Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from About North Georgia briefly details the life of John Bell Hood, concentrating on his actions as a Confederate General during the Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Admiral David G. Farragut

For Students 9th - 10th
Admiral Farragut, born at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tenn., July 5th, 1801, died in Portsmouth, N. H., August 14th, 1870. He was appointed to the navy from his native State, and as a midshipman saw active service as early as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Tracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Tracy was a lawyer...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edward Otho Cresap Ord

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 - July 22, 1883) was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Felix Kirk Zollicoffer

For Students 9th - 10th
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 - January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Alfred Pleasonton

For Students 9th - 10th
General Pleasonton, born in Washington, D. C., June 7th, 1824, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1844; served in the Mexican War, and was brevetted first lieutenant for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Gouverneur K. Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
General Warren, born in Cold Spring, N. Y., January 8th, 1830, died in Newport, R. I., August 8th, 1882, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850, and assigned to the Topographical Engineers as brevet second...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Jesse L. Reno

For Students 9th - 10th
General Reno, born in Wheeling, W. Va., June 20th, 1823, died on South Mountain, Md., September 14th, 1862, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1846, and at once promoted brevet second lieutenant of ordinance. He...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Ancrum Winslow

For Students 9th - 10th
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 - 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was in command of the steam sloop of war USS Kearsarge during her...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Kearny, Philip

For Students 9th - 10th
Philip Kearny, Jr., (June 2, 1815 - September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notably in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nathaniel Lyon

For Students 9th - 10th
Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 - August 10, 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sergeant Thomas Plunkett

For Students 9th - 10th
Private Thomas Plunkett (1841 - 1885) was a color bearer during the Civil War. He carried the banner of his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg when a cannon blast took away both of his hands. He carried on by pressing the flag...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Rufus Shafter

For Students 9th - 10th
William Rufus Shafter (October 16, 1835 - November 12, 1906) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks.

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