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Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King

The "Cotton is King" speech given by Senator James Henry Hammond before the U. S. Senate on March 4, 1858.

James Henry Hammond

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Slavery

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History

February 20, 2018

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Social Justice Standards | Unpacking Action

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Classroom Culture

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April 17, 2014

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Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson

In the matter of Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court upheld practices that perpetuated Jim Crow segregation, declaring that “separate but equal” accommodations were legal. Nearly 60 years later, the Court overturned the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

Mr. Justice Brown and Mr. Justice Harlan

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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March 3, 2016

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Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King

Social Justice Standards | Unpacking Action

Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson

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