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History 117: US History To 1877

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History 117: US History To 1877
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (1865)

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Huy Trinh
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https://www.wevideo.com/embed/#2492269573 by Huy Trinh On March 4, 1865, a crowd the size of thirty-five to forty thousand people assembled in front of the East Portico of the Capitol, anxiously waiting for the beginning of Abraham Lincoln’s second term as the President … Continue reading →

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DOUGLAS, MEN OF COLOR, TO ARMS (1863)

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Colin Hofmann
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Since the very beginning of the United States of America there was an incredibly divisive issue at the heart of the nation. A nation built upon the ideals of equality and freedom was also built using the institution of slavery, … Continue reading →

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John T. Cuddy’s Wartime Letters to his Family

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Jacob
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John T. Cuddy Letter: July 7, 1861 John T. Cuddy Letter, January 16. 1863 From “having more fun than ever”[1] as a Union soldier in 1861 to wishing “that this ware was over”[2] in 1863, John Taylor Cuddy was a … Continue reading →

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John Cuddy: An Exception to the Rule

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Corrine Plunto
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All quotations from John Cuddy’s 1863 Letter are written exactly as they appear in his writings John Taylor Cuddy, like any teenage boy, was eager to prove himself as a worthy, capable young man at the outset of the Civil … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of “The Color Line,” Frederick Douglass (1881)

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Jordan Schucker
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“Few evils are less accessible to the force of reason, or more tenacious of life and power, than a long-standing prejudice.”[1] This powerful quote opened “The Color Line,” an article written by Frederick Douglass in 1881. As a formerly enslaved … Continue reading →

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Douglass, 1876 speech

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Matthew Pinsker
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Frederick Douglass, Speech, 1876 Frederick Douglass on Lincoln and Reconstruction from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo. This close reading will cover excerpts from Frederick Douglass’s speech at the dedication of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, DC in April 1876. … Continue reading →

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The Life and Escape of Moses Roper- Revised

Posted on December 9, 2016 by grabisa
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Moses Roper faced extreme adversity during his time as a slave. He was brutally beaten and tortured on a consistent basis and demeaned to a point that would break the average person, however not Roper. Separated from his mother at … Continue reading →

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Slaughter at Gettysburg: July 1st – 3rd, 1863 (Lengthened)

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Thomas Forte
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BOLD TEXT, NOT INCLUDING SECTION HEADERS, REFER TO MAP MARKERS Introduction James McPherson, historian and author of several books including The Battle Cry of Freedom, stated that “Gettysburg proved a significant turning point in the war, and therefore in the preservation … Continue reading →

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General Sherman’s March to the Sea

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Geoffrey Cole
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From November through December 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army through Confederate-controlled Georgia on what became known as his “March to the Sea.” Over the course of their two-month, 235-mile trek, Sherman, his officers, and their men, … Continue reading →

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Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Lauren Benton
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Prince, Mary. The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave. Related by Herself. With a Supplement by the Editor. To Which Is Added, The Narrative of Asa-Asa, A Captured African. Edited by Thomas Pringle. London: Published by F. Westley … Continue reading →

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