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Unit Plan
US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Barack Obama

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of the career of African American Senator Barack Obama, Democrat from Illinois, 2005-2008. He went on to be elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Stephen A. Douglas

For Students 9th - 10th
A captioned portrait of Stephen Douglas encapsulates his political career and reputation in a few short paragraphs.