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Abraham Lincoln Association Publications

The University of Michigan libraries website has a large digital collection of work about Abraham Lincoln which was originally published by the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA). As stated on the ALA website the mission of The Abraham Lincoln Association is "to preserve and make more accessible the landmarks associated with his life, and to actively encourage, promote, and aid the collection and...

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/alapubs/
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Abraham Lincoln Association Serials

Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of a variety of works, including plays, poems, songs, music videos, movies, and countless academic studies and dissertations. Between 1940 and 1952, the Abraham Lincoln Association published 52 issues of "The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly," which contained original articles regarding all facets of Lincoln's life and the world in which he lived. The University of...

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/alajournals/
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Administration for Native Americans: Children & Families

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) works to promote "self-sufficiency for Native Americans by providing discretionary grant funding for community based projects and training and technical assistance to eligible tribes and native organizations." Operated as an office within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the ANA provides high-quality information on its grants, training...

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana
African Americans and the End of Slavery in Massachusetts

Massachusetts was home to a number of powerful abolitionist and anti-slavery groups during the 18th and 19th centuries, and this fine online exhibition created by the Massachusetts Historical Society brings together a number of primary documents that tell the stories of African Americans and abolitionist movements in the commonwealth. With financial assistance from the Institute of Museum and...

https://www.masshist.org/endofslavery/index.php
After 66 years, the University of Washington will confer honorary degrees upon Japanese Americans whose studies were interrupted by time in internment camps

Man who helped inspire ceremony may not attend http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004391404_uwjapaneseryo24m.html Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/ Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project [Real Player, Quick Time] http://www.densho.org/ U.S. Office of War Information: Japanese...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0509
After a decision by Maine's governor, a mural is removed

Maine labor mural comes down on governor's orders http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2011/03/28/maine_labor_mural_comes_down_on_governors_orders/ Maine Arts Commission http://mainearts.maine.gov/ Detroit Industry: The Murals of Diego Rivera http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103337403 The public can't be trusted to commission...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/0401
After an absence of seven decades, the Second Amendment appears again in the Supreme Court

Nation awaits D.C. handgun ruling http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080317/METRO/510890365/1004 Statement of Paul Helmke President of the Brady Center on Supreme Court Oral Arguments http://bradycampaign.org/media/release.php?release=970 Fighting for Our Right to Bear Arms http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9285 Guns Out of...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0321
After another veto, supporters of increased funding for embryonic stem cell research regroup

Bush's second veto frustrates supporters of stem cell research http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6187759 NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page [pdf] http://stemcells.nih.gov/ NPR: Key Moments in the Stem-Cell Debate http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5252449 NOVA: Stem Cells [Real Player, Quick Time] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/04.html Embryonic Stem Cell...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2007/0622
After proposition to ban greyhound racing in Massachusetts passes, some express concern about the fate of the dogs, while others voice concern about racetrack workers

Track employees racing against unemployment http://www.wickedlocal.com/raynham/news/x596325272/Track-employees-racing-against-unemployment Adopt a Greyhound http://www.adopt-a-greyhound.org/ Greyhound Care Manual http://www.recycledracers.org/FAQ/greyhound-care-manual.html Greyhound Club of America http://www.greyhoundclubofamerica.org/ The Greyhound: Its History, Points, Breeding, Rearing,...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/1205
After Welfare

Over the past few years, the American RadioWorks has raised the bar for like-minded radio documentary programs, producing thought-provoking and insightful studies on topics such as, Congressional reform, intelligent design, and international adoption programs. In this recently released documentary, John Biewen has created this introspective look into the world of welfare reform in the United...

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/welfare/
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