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Ho for Kansas!
Born a slave, this man was determined to lead his people to free soil. . .
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Writing Families: A Natural Partnership Part 2
Part Two in a series on African-American authors/illustrators of award-winning children's books who work with family members as their writing partners. This article focuses on the collaborative wife and husband team of Patricia and Frederick McKissack.
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Black Harris and the Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail which is justifiably famous as the route that thousands of pioneers travelled from Missouri to the Oregon Territory in search of a new life. In the years from 1830 to about 1850, Moses "Black" Harris became one of the most renowed of the trail guides for the wagon trains.
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Old World Wisconsin
Immigrants and pioneers came from vastly different cultures to settle in Wisconsin and pursue the American dream. Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, WI recreates their stories.
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"Not Giving Up Is Part of Our Heritage"
Relying on their dreams, they built out of the barren prairie their own towns. Come learn about a unique and often overlooked aspect of frontier settlement.
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