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On April 19, 1945, a freight train with nearly 4,500 prisoners from Buchenwald pulled onto the railroad siding at Nammering. The train had been destined for Dachau, but at Plattling it was diverted towards Nammering because of damage to the railroad…

Jewish refugees from Europe arrive at the emergency refugee shelter at Fort Ontario, in the United States. A father, holding his daughter, checks his tags. Oswego, New York, United States

A group of German and Austrian Jewish refugee children arrives in New York on board the SS President Harding. New York, United States

Two workmen looking over a chart. Behind them is a large sign which reads "Berlin/Bautauf, ERP, ...Mit Hilfe Des Marshall-Plans."

Sinchon, Korea. North Korean prisoners were captured just south of Uijeongbu.

This speech was given by Secretary of State George C. Marshall at Harvard University when he received an honorary degree on June 5, 1947. It describes the plan for European recovery after the second world war, a massive economic aid program later…

The Act enforced the constitutional right to vote, conferred jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States, provided injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, authorized the Attorney General to institute suits to…

This is a poster from WWI encouraging women to plan victory gardens to help the war effort.

This document outlines the Boston branch of the NAACP's list of seven goals for its youth program.