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Former vice president Aaron Burr arrested for treason against the United States

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded

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What is Chronicling America?

National History Day

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A Unique Collection of Primary Sources

You may already know that Chronicling America provides free access to millions of digitalized pages of America’s Historic Newspapers from 1836–1922. But did you know what unique types of primary source information this collection contains?

Historian Carter G. Woodson establishes “Negro History Week”

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James Karales (1930–2002), Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965

I Have a Dream: Celebrating the Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On the third Monday of January, Americans celebrate the life and achievement of one of our most respected citizens -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thomas Paine publishes “American Crisis”

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President Barack Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts

Presidential Inaugurations: A Capitol Parade on a Cold Winter's Day

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Montgomery Bus Boycott begins

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Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Montgomery Bus Boycott

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