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    Lewis Temple

    Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…

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    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

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    African-American Film Pioneers

    African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political commentary on American…

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    Hattie McDaniel Biography

    Learn about Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award.

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    Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865

    A list of assassinations and attempts in U.S. since 1865.

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    American History/U.S. History
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    Emancipation Proclamation

    The text of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
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    Black Hockey Players in the NHL

    An article discussing the history of African-Americans in the NHL.

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    African-American History
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    Mason and Dixon's Line

    An article explaining Mason and Dixon's Line.

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    Haiti

    Read this country profile to learn about Haiti's history, government, geography and economy. It includes information…

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    Condoleezza Rice

    Learn about the life of Condoleezza Rice, who served as U.S. Secretary of State from 2005-2009.

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    Charlayne Hunter-Gault

    Learn more about the life of Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of television's premier journalists.

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    Alice Walker

    A brief article about Alice Walker.

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    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    Harriet Tubman Biography

    An article about Harriet Tubman.

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    "Ain't I a Woman"

    The text of Sojourner Truth's speech, which was given at a Women's Rights Convention in 1851.

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    Sojourner Truth - Biography

    An article about abolitionist Sojourner Truth.

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    Clarence Thomas

    A brief article about Clarence Thomas.

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    Hiram Revels

    A brief article about Hiram Revels, the first African American member of the U.S. Senate.

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    Bernice Johnson Reagon

    An article about Sweet Honey in the Rock's founder, Bernice Johnson Reagon.

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    African-American History
    African Americans
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    Ralph Johnson Bunche

    A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.

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    Frederick Douglass

    A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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    Slavery in United States
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    Gwendolyn Brooks

    A brief article about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.

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    Marian Anderson

    A brief article about opera singer Marian Anderson, the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

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    Billy Strayhorn Interview

    Billy Strayhorn, jazz composer, in an interview with Stanley Dance.

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    African-American Scientists

    Distribute a chart that lists many African-American scientist of note.

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    African-American History
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