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C-47 A skytrain

n ex-United States Air Force C-47A Skytrain

"A Chicken in Every Pot"

Herbert Hoover's political ad

Wall Street Crash of 1929 Newspaper Headline

A display of stock holders' individual narratives

Hard Times in Illinois

A 73-year-old man's letter to the Illinois governor about his house being foreclosed.

Bloody Sunday

On March 7, protesters from Selma and Marion engaged in a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capital in Montgomery, in response to a state trooper…

Chicago Freedom Movement

The Chicago Open Housing Movement, also known as the Chicago Freedom Movement, was organized to protest racial disparities in employment and…

Birmingham Campaign

The Birmingham campaign aimed to eradicate economic discrimination against African American citizens in downtown Alabama. When addressing racial…

Little Rock Nine

Nine African American students started attendttle Rock Central High School where until that moment white students had attended the school. The Little…