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Abigail Adams: Letter to Her Daughter from the New White House, 1800

Scenic painting of the Potomac River in 1790, capturing the natural beauty surrounding the early days of the White House.

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Updated: October 17, 2023

In November 1800, shortly after taking residence in the still-unfinished White House, Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams, penned this intimate letter to her daughter, Abigail Smith. With vivid descriptions, she offers a unique window into the early days of America’s most iconic residence, sharing both its challenges and its potential. Abigail Adams: Letter

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Martin Luther King: Letter from a Birmingham Jail

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Updated: November 24, 2017

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in response to eight white religious leaders who criticized him as an “extremist” and who urged patience and caution in the quest for civil rights. It is a powerful testament to King’s courage and faith and stands as one of the Civil Rights Movement. Letter from a Birmingham

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View from Mount Holyoke (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole (1836)

View from Mount Holyoke (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole (1836)

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Updated: November 2, 2023

View from Mount Holyoke (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole (1836) “The imagination can scarcely conceive Arcadian vales more lovely or more peaceful than the valley of the Connecticut,” wrote the artist Thomas Cole in his “Essay on American Scenery.” “Its villages are rural places where trees overspread every dwelling, and the fields upon its margin have

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President Kennedy’s Report to the American People on Civil Rights, June 11, 1963

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Updated: November 29, 2017

In his speech President Kennedy responds to the threats of violence and obstruction on the University of Alabama campus following desegregation attempts, explaining that the United States was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. The President asks Congress to enact legislation protecting all Americans’ voting rights, legal standing, educational opportunities, and

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