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Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties: Revised and Expanded Edition, 2nd Edition [4 Volumes] by ISBN: 9781440841101Publication Date: 2017 -
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Electing the House of RepresentativesThis site maps elections from before the Civil War until today showing changing patterns across regions and between urban and rural areas.
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Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2008Voting America encourages users to think about US political history by allowing two types of comparison. Animations of a single type of map--say, measuring the winner of presidential elections at the county level--allow for comparisons across time. Users can also explore a single election by looking at patterns across a number of variables, including the percentage of votes won by parties, the winner of a given district, or the distribution of votes across the United States.
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New York Public Library Digital CollectionsExplore 894,620 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections. This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
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