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PBS

Pbs the West: Big Foot (?? 1890)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the massacre of Chief Big Foot and his followers at the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Black Hawk

For Students 9th - 10th
(1767-1838) Native American Chief of the Sac and Fox tribes famous for his involvement in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Tecumseh

For Students 9th - 10th
Tecumseh (March 1768 - October 5, 1813), also Tecumtha or Tekamthi, was a famous Native American leader of the Shawnee. He spent much of his life attempting to rally various Indian tribes in a mutual defense of their lands, which...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Richard Wright, a novelist and short-story writer, who was among the first black American writers to protest white treatment of blacks, notably in his novel Native Son (1940) and his...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Charles Pinckney

For Students 9th - 10th
Born near Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina, Charles Pinckney was the child of a wealthy family. He received a first-rate education and became an accomplished lawyer. Pinckney joined the state militia during the American...