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28 November 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

to Anthony Wayne

Thanks Wayne for his letter of 25 October (GLC02437.04397). Discusses the treaty negotiations underway in Georgia with the Creek nation, referring to Creek leader Alexander McGillivray: "Mr McGillivrays influence over the creeks has been exerted to...

GLC02437.04421

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Nominating an African American for vice president, 1880

Government and Civics

Born a slave in 1841, Blanche Kelso Bruce was the first African American to be elected to a full term in the US Senate. During his term as a senator from Mississippi (1875–1881), he advocated the rights of African Americans and other...

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Study Women in the American Revolution with Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History, Baruch College, CUNY

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce that registration for Spring 2020 courses is now open for the online Master of Arts in American History Program for K–12 teachers affiliated...

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The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

Government and Civics

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments gave constitutional status to emancipation’s promise. The Fifteenth Amendment provided suffrage for black men, declaring that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote...

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The History of the Supreme Court, 1787 to 1937

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Study Capitalism in American History with David Sicilia, Associate Professor of History at University of Maryland

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce that registration for Fall 2021 courses is now open for the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History . We highlight here one of the five...

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The Right to Vote, Part 1: The Early Republic through the Civil War

Government and Civics

The Right to Vote: Part 1 The Early Republic through the Civil War Who could vote in the founding and Jacksonian eras? Scroll through to view the exhibition (above). Recorded readings of select components in the exhibition...

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Newspaper

28 November 1864

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 175, whole no. 3839 (November 28, 1864)]

Letter by General Lee to General Grant & Grant to Lee, concerning treatment of negro soldiers, President Lincoln in forthcoming message will recommend the abolition of slavery.

GLC05959.54.10

Guided Readings