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Photograph of Hayley at Work

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This photograph was taken in August 2014 at the end of Hayley's internship with Greensboro Historical Museum in Greensboro, NC. It portrays Hayley working on rehousing some of the museum's dolls during her internship.

Piece of the Berlin Wall

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This is a piece of the Berlin Wall taken from the West German side in 1989. It serves as an important reminder of the political and physical power that separated families and kept people under an authoritarian government.The Berlin Wall remains one…

Recording of Mississippi Goddamm

This youtube video is a live recording of Nina Simone's performance of Mississippi Goddamm. This recording was from her concert on April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Her informal call and response in this…

The Irish Memorial: Leacht Cuimhneachain Na Ngael

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Photo of The Irish Memorial which was created by sculptor Glenna Goodacre. The Memorial is located at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, P.A.

For Your Country's Sake Today--For Your Own Sake Tomorrow

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The U.S. government created this propaganda poster in the mid-1940s to recruit women to join the armed services.

The Declaration of Indepedence

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The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. Jefferson was a member of a five group committee within Continental Congress tasked with creating a declaration and justification of colonial independence.

Friends of Oberlin Village Oral History with Swade Sanders

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This item is an excerpt of an oral history transcription with Swade Sanders that took place on April 24, 2014. The entire interview was an hour and 15 minutes long, but the excerpt is only 3 pages, (6 minutes and 58 seconds of the interview).

Aurora and the Fairy

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This illustration accompanies the fairy tale, "Sleeping Beauty," in Armand Eisen's A Treasury of Children's Literature. It depicts a fairy bestowing the gift of beauty on Aurora at her christening ceremony.

W.H. Zoeller Glass Negative

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William Henry Zoeller operated a studio in Elizabeth City, NC from 1892 into the 1930s using glass plate technology.

Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Terry Sanford

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This letter from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford praised the latter's statements in favor of voluntary efforts at ending segregation in employment. At the bottom, Kennedy included a hand-written message…