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Who Freed the Slaves? How a War for Union Became a War for Freedom
Building the Railroads
Early Twentieth Century Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
Creating an Empire: U.S. Expansion at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Why They Fought: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War
Two Wings of the Same Bird: Cuban Immigration and Puerto Rican Migration to the United States
Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
Military History and the LGBTQ+ Community
Environmental (In)Justice
American Workers and the Struggle for Economic Opportunity
Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Resistance
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Enslaved Communities & Resistance
Life in Mid-19th Century Five Points
Who Freed the Slaves? How a War for Union Became a War for Freedom
Building the Railroads
Early Twentieth Century Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
Creating an Empire: U.S. Expansion at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Why They Fought: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War
Two Wings of the Same Bird: Cuban Immigration and Puerto Rican Migration to the United States
Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
Military History and the LGBTQ+ Community
Environmental (In)Justice
American Workers and the Struggle for Economic Opportunity
Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Resistance