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1. American Memory Home Page, The

   Library of Congress digital archives of American culture and history. Includes documents, photographs, movies, and sound recordings that tell America's story.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

   
   

2. African-American Pamphlet Collection

   Read these pamphlets published between 1824 and 1909 on topics including slavery, emancipation, African colonization, and others. From the Library of Congress.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/

   
   

3. American Experience - War Letters

   Find letters written by soldiers documenting their experiences during wars throughout American history, and find out which war led to the creation of the U.S. postal system. Learn how letters are preserved and how to keep your own letters safe.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/warletters

   
   

4. American Life Histories

   Read manuscripts from the 1936-1940 Federal Writers' Project and learn about the person's family, education, income, occupation, diet, and more. Search by keyword or state.

   http://memory.loc.gov:8081/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

   
   

5. American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania

   Letter from Secretary of War William Jennings Bryan to the German Ambassador in America after the torpedoing of the Lusitania.

   http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bryan2.htm

   
   

6. Avalon Project at the Yale Law School

   This comprehensive site has the text of hundreds of documents relating to law, history, government, and politics from before the 18th century up to the present day.

   http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

   
   

7. Charters of Freedom: "A New World Is at Hand"

   Get detailed information about the documents that shaped America: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.

   http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/ch...

   
   

8. Clinton Presidential Materials Project

   Review the documents, papers, and photos from the Clinton years, from the National Archives and Records Administration.

   http://clinton.archives.gov/

   
   

9. Conscience and the Constitution

   Follow PBS as they explore the stories of Japanese-Americans who refused to be drafted into WWII while they and their families were being held in concentration camps. Includes pictures, video interviews, and original documents.

   http://www.pbs.org/itvs/conscience/

   
   

10. Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection: African American

    Collection of pamphlets published between 1875 and 1900. Authors represented include Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and more. Search by author, subject, or keyword.

    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/

    
    

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