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There are people who give great speeches, and they there are those who perform them. Hallie Quinn Brown was one of the few who perform speeches. In her era, she was recognized as one of the greatest elocutionists across two continents, Europe and America. Though she rarely appears in history books, Brown’s legacy can be found in today’s speech-language pathologists and spoken word artists. She lectured widely on the cause of temperance, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. We
Amache National Historic Site
Amache Museum
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The Amache Musuem is located in Granada, CO and operated by the Amache Preservation Society.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Lucy Buck
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Lucy Buck (left) and her sister, Nellie (right), witnessed the Battle of Front Royal. Lucy’s wartime diary was later published as Sad Earth, Sweet Heaven.
Antietam National Battlefield
5th, 7th, and 66th Ohio Infantry Monument
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A monument to three regiments who fought at the Battle of Antietam. Their combined loss was 17 men killed, 4 officers and 87 men wounded, 2 men missing, total 110.
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The construction and successful operation of the Washington Aqueduct epitomizes the Army Corps of Engineers entry into the field of public works and reflects the military influence on civil life in antebellum America. The Washington Aqueduct, constructed over 150 years ago, still supplies the nation's capital with public water today.
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Jude Hall enlisted in Exeter, New Hampshire into Capt. Jacob Hinds' company, in Col. James Reed’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Robert Smalls shocked the Confederacy when he piloted the CSS Planter to the Union naval blockade outside of Charleston Harbor. He later returned to Charleston Harbor as a Union naval pilot and fought in several naval engagements in South Carolina waters. After the Civil War, Smalls represented his native Beaufort district in the US Congress.
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A moment of freedom becomes a lifetime of service – and a mystery. From his escape on the Planter with Robert Smalls to a long history of military service, learn Gabriel Turner's story in this article.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
Podcast 099: Finding and Preserving LGBTQ Southern History with the Invisible Histories Project
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Catherine Cooper speaks with Josh Burford and Maigen Sullivan, the co-founders of the Invisible Histories Project their work finding and preserving queer history in the South.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Ralston Lattimore
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Former superintendent of Fort Pulaski who developed the interpretation program at the park while emphasizing the Fort's Confederate occupation.
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When have you needed courage? In this learning activity for fifth grade, students explore questions about when and how to take a stand in their everyday lives. Using photographs of Lucy Burns, co-founder of the National Woman's Party and the woman who spent more time in prison than any other American suffragist, students engage with questions about the courage needed to speak out.
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Caesar Wallace was a patriot of color who was likely present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Cato Hart enlisted in Framingham, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Thomas Drury, in Col. John Nixon’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill at the diagonal.
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Anthony Wayne, an accomplished military commander during the American Revolution, helped win our independence from Great Britain. Called out of retirement by President George Washington, Anthony Wayne reorganized the US Army and defeated a confederacy of American Indian nations in the Old Northwest at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, resulting in the Treaty of Greenville, which opened Ohio to white settlement.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Thomas Sumter
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Thomas Sumter, the Carolina Gamecock, led South Carolina militia in resistance to British rule from 1780 through 1781, keeping the Patriot cause alive.
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Alexander Lemmon was an Irish immigrant who joined the Continental Army in 1775, fought in the attack of Quebec and survived the Siege of 1777. Although not many details of his life are known, the personal descriptions in his story go to show the humanity of all the forgotten soldiers of the American Revolution.
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John Burroughs served in multiple regiments of the Continental Army throughout the American Revolution. After the war, he settled in Skaneateles, NY on land pensioned to former soldiers. He became a farmer and a father.
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Zopher Hawkins was only 19 years old when he joined the Continental Army. In 1780, he became a captive and prisoner of war. He lived until age 91.
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Tyonajanegen, or "Two Kettles Together," was fierce woman who accompanied her husband, other Oneida warriors, and American militias fighting in the American Revolution.