Lesson #1: Martin Luther King, Jr - Teaching American History

Take a specific historical event in American history and examine its political, social, economic, cultural impact on the period during which it occurred: The 1863 NYC Draft Riots. The 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The flu epidemic of 1918. The sinking of the Titanic. The O. J. SimpsonTrial ................
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