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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Maria Tallchief

For Students 1st - 6th
History for Kids website offers an overview of the life of Maria Tallchief, a proud member of the Osage Indian tribe and prima ballerina for the New York City ballet.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: A'lelia Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of A'Lelia Walker, an American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of the arts who provided an intellectual forum for the black literati of New York City during the 1920s.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Twelve Years a Slave

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will examine several documents related to the life of Solomon Northup, whose life story is told in his autobiography Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bandit's Roost

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and an excerpt from Jacob Riis's famous tour of the distressing conditions of urban life in New York City.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: J. T. Sprague

For Students 9th - 10th
General J. T. Sprague, born in Newburyport, Mass., July 3rd, 1810, died in New York city, September 6th, 1878. In 1834 he became second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, and served in the Florida War, being twice promoted for meritorious...