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Primary Sources
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WWI - Explore the untold stories and official histories of World War I, and share your family's story, in this unique blend of cultural heritage collections and personal items contributed by European citizens.
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Search for urban renewal :
Journal of Urban History, May 2001
From U.S. History in Context
The Ohio city of Cleveland was showing signs of deterioration in the 1950s, with the loss of its middle-class roots to the suburbs and commercial business in decline. The purpose of the 1949 housing act was to reverse...
Jenkins, William D. "Before downtown." Journal of Urban History 27, no. 4 (2001): 471+.
Nativism and White Supremacy of the Twenties
Primary Sources
1925_The Klansman's Manual - (Michigan State University)
Washington, D.C., September 1`3, 1921
- Collected commentary on the Ku Klux Klan, 1919-1929 PDF
- Political cartoons on the Ku Klux Klan, 1921-1928 (16) PDF
- - Cartoon analysis chart PDF
- Klan parade in Washington, DC, silent newsreel, 1925
- BRITISH PATHÉ NEWS
- "Timely Topics," recording by Will Rogers, 1923
- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Audio Transcript PDF
Database Information
(Example articles)
American Decades Primary Sources, 2004
From U.S. History in Context
Roaring Twenties Reference Library, 2006
From U.S. History in Context
Landing Page for 1920s - U.S. History in Context (specifying "nativism.")
Landing Page for Nativism - U.S. History in Context
Physical Books - Go to Nativism Booklist
Examples of books below - Please access entire list here
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