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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Progress, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eighteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the industrial, racial, and technological progress of the late-nineteenth century.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: The Populist Party Platform, 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1892 platform of the Populist Party that argued for significant changes to improve the economic condition of farmers and industrial workers. Included are discussion questions and a link to the exact wording of the platform.
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Article
University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska Lincoln: Editing Populism: The Omaha Platform of 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
A section of an article on Populism. It looks at the Omaha Platform of 1892, which was adopted by the Populist Party at its founding convention. George H. Gibson's views on Populism are discussed - he was editor of Wealth Makers, a...