... Society lecture agent. The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave was written in 1847, which was the first, and still famous, version of his autobiography. In 1848, the second edition of Brown's Narrative, slightly but significantly revised and expanded by a lengthy appendix, was published in a printing of two thousand, which quickly sold out. A third ... edition followed, and in May of 1849 a fourth expanded once again. Brown gave a history of his own sufferings in slavery, as well as the sufferings of others whom he was acquainted, ... . It appeared in 1864 as Clotel: A T...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , will stabilize and preserve a sample of DNA obtained from a person's skin cells and send the sample back in a glass capsule for $55. A biochemist named Kary Mullis plans to sell a limited-edition watch, which contains the DNA of Abraham Lincoln, which was obtained through a lock of his hair. If plans succeed, the line might expand to include jewelry with DNA from Einstein ... ...

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The Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, has been a hot-button issue in America for the past few years. Gun rights and gun control groups alike have been lobbying Congress for decades to craft legislation in their respective favors. This issue has not only brought out extremes on both sides of the controversial topic, but has turned America's attention away from the seriousness of the situation. No one, male or female, gets more heated about a topic than gun control or the banning of guns altogether. Anti-gun activists have even been rooting to ban the S...

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• Grade Level: High School

... up in the air and the decision to declare independence had not been made. Lee's resolutions gave the necessary push toward the final debating among the American delegates. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress reached a verdict, adopting Lee's resolutions collectively with the recently written Declaration of Independence. Lee's advancement had ultimately led to the birth of the United States of ... ...

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