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"Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak"

Highlights gold found in various regions of California during the Gold Rush.

Photo of map of Villa Montalvo and surrounding area.

We are able to see what people were reading on the newspaper in Minnesota

On August 28, 1963 more than 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital. The John F. Kennedy administration was successfully pressured by the march to introduce a robust federal civil rights…

A collection of pins, stickers, and patches worn by individuals participating in the 1963 March on Washington. This political demonstration was held in Washington, D.C., and took place to protest racial discrimination and support civil rights…

Chela Zabin co-author, Rodney King

Photograph shows Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) who was found guilty of violating the state penal code by operating the first birth control clinic on Amboy Street in Brooklyn in February 1917