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    phillyarchives: Early Civil Rights Movement in Maryland Case files dating from Maryland’s Reconstruction era provide great insight into some of the earliest efforts of African Americans in the fight for civil rights and equality after the Civil War. The Civil Rights Act of 1866, and subsequently the Civil Rights Act of 1875, were tested and

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    todaysdocument: Making neckties in the kitchen. The 11 year old girl and 13 year old boy work on the ties every day after school. The mother on right works steadily. Two neighbors help with the work. New York City., 2/23/1912 Series: National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912 – ca. 1912.

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    smithsonianlibraries: Finally, a moth collecting gun for all your dinner party needs! Leave it to Brooklyn… Find more in the Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society in @biodivlibrary

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    smithsonianmag: Photo of the Day: Safe and Sound Photographer caption: While on a photo tour at Lake Clark National Park, I was fortunate enough to catch this precious moment shared between a mother brown bear and her cubs.  Photo by David Shaffer (Springbrook, Wisconsin, USA); Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA This photo is

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    smithsonianmag: Photo of the Day: Bald Eagle Checking Its Catch Photographer caption: During a recent trip to the East Coast, three photographers told me about a place along the Susquehanna River in Maryland that I had to stop at to photograph bald eagles. I figured that if that many people told me about the location it

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    (via Walmart cashier pays for family’s groceries) Source: fox5atlanta.com

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