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Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the United States
New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the history, people, and events that have brought us where we are today as a beacon of hope and freedom to the world. The Almanac has information on citizens' rights and responsibilities, the history of our anthems, court decisions, as well as other historical documents. - Summary by Craig Campbell
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Message From the Director
04:48 - Chapter 2
Rights and Responsibilities of US Citizens
10:25 - Chapter 3
Patriotic Anthems: Star Spangled Banner
04:11 - Chapter 4
America the Beautiful & God Bless America
06:21 - Chapter 5
I Hear America Singing & Concord Hymn
05:19 - Chapter 6
The New Colossus & Flag of the United States of America
04:11 - Chapter 7
Pledge of Allegiance, Great Seal of the United States & Motto of the United States
07:08 - Chapter 8
Presidential and Historical Speeches: George Washington
05:23 - Chapter 9
First Inaugural Address & Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
06:35 - Chapter 10
The Four Freedoms—Franklin D. Roosevelt & Inaugural Address—John F. Kennedy
10:40 - Chapter 11
I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King, Jr. & Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate—Ronald Reagan
06:51 - Chapter 12
Documents of American Democracy & The Mayflower Compact
05:36 - Chapter 13
The Declaration of Independence
17:18 - Chapter 14
The Federalist Papers & The Constitution of the United States
06:32 - Chapter 15
The Bill of Rights & Emancipation Proclamation
09:28 - Chapter 16
Landmark Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
01:35 - Chapter 17
Marbury v. Madison
05:05 - Chapter 18
Plessy v. Ferguson
03:56 - Chapter 19
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
03:52 - Chapter 20
Brown v. Board of Education
03:47 - Chapter 21
Presidential Statements on Citizenship and Immigration
13:40 - Chapter 22
Prominent Foreign-Born Americans
24:00 - Chapter 23
Acknowledgements
02:36