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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't a woman?" speech

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 14:36

Sojourner Truth is one of the most legendary reformer in American history. She was one of the major advocates for abolition and women's rights during the nineteenth century.

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't a woman?" speech

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 14:36

Sojourner Truth is one of the most legendary reformer in American history. She was one of the major advocates for abolition and women's rights during the nineteenth century.

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't a woman?" speech

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Sojourner Truth is one of the most legendary reformer in American history. She was one of the major advocates for abolition and women's rights during the nineteenth century.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

a primary source investigation
  • Olson, Steven P
2005
Tells the life story of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the speech for which he is best known, and describes the battle that inspired it, the process through which Lincoln wrote it, and the fight of African-Americans in the twentieth century for equality.

The Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates of 1858

a primary source investigation
  • Porterfield, Jason
2005
Presents a study of the seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in the final months of the Illinois Senate race in 1858, provides historical data on both candidates, and offers an overview of Lincoln's House Divided speech.

The Calhoun-Randolph debate on the eve of the War of 1812

a primary source investigation
  • Silate, Jennifer
2005
Describes the events leading up to the War of 1812 and the opposing positions of U.S. congressmen John Calhoun and John Randolph on the impending conflict, and presents their key speeches to the House of Representatives on the subject.

Patrick Henry's Liberty or death speech

a primary source investigation
  • Jarnow, Jesse
2005
Profiles the life and career of patriot Patrick Henry from his childhood in Hanover County, his early legal career and supporter of colonial rights, and involvement in the war for independence including an examination of his famous "Give me Liberty" speech to the second Virginia Convention in 1775.

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?" speech

a primary source investigation
  • Brezina, Corona
2005
Examines the 1851 "Ain't I a Woman" speech by abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Sojourner Truth, and profiles her life and her work within the abolitionist movement, the war and emancipation, and the legacy she left behind.
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