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Boycott

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955
Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The African-American community, under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., organizes a boycott of the busing system and calls national attention to segregation laws and the civil rights movement.
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Henry V

The timeless saga of a boy prince who became king and waged war against the French in 1415.
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The walk

In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers.
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Henry V

A study guide to Henry V, including the text of the play, plot summaries, character notes, activity and discussion ideas, and background information on Shakespeare's life and times.
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Gods and generals

Traces the lives, passions, and careers of military leaders Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joshua Chamberlain, and Robert E. Lee, who all meet on the same battlefield for the first time at Fredericksburg, where they experience the battle from four very different points of view.
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Ray

The true story of Ray Charles, one of the founders of rhythm and blues music and one of the first African-American recording artist to cross over to the pop charts.
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The tragedy of Macbeth

Shakespeare's supernatural tale of power-lust and the dangers of regicide; includes sections on Shakespeare's life, theater, language, and play publication, as well as textual notes, a modern perspective on the play, a guide for further reading, and a key to famous lines and phrases.
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The tragedy of Macbeth

Shakespeare's tragedy of prophecy and royal murder in medieval Scotland.
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Inherit the wind

A play loosely based on the events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee during the Scopes Trial in July of 1925. Called the trial of the century, the main focus is on the two lawyers, Bryan and Darrow.
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