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Glossary Term – Event

West Virginia entered the Union

West Virginia was admitted into the Union with gradual emancipation provided for in its constitution.

Glossary Term – Event

Great Railway Strike of 1877

Railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, initiated a strike to protest working conditions and wages. The strike spread and lasted more than a month, sparking violence and damaging the economy before being put down by federal troops.

Glossary Term – Place

Harpers Ferry

John Brown, “Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court..." December, 1859 (Gi

Primary Source

John Brown’s Final Speech, 1859

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Harry S. Truman to Dean Acheson, March 31, 1950. (GLC00782.22)

Primary Source

Harry S. Truman responds to McCarthy, 1950

In February 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy alleged in a speech in West Virginia that more than 200 staff members at the...