American History Documents

America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

This text image depicts a page from Jupiter Hammon's famous speech to the African Society of New York City which he gave on the 24th of Sept...

This text image depicts a page from Jupiter Hammon's famous speech to the African Society of New York City which he gave on the 24th of Sept...

Image of Justice Frankfurter's notes regarding the Brown v. Board of Education II case.  Notice the words he used:  ...with all deliberat...

This image depicts the last page of a letter which Kaiser Wilhelm wrote to President Woodrow Wilson before World War I erupted.  It contains a KE...

This image depicts page 3 of the letter which Kaiser Wilhelm II wrote to President Wilson during 1914.

This image depicts page 4 of the letter which Kaiser Wilhelm II wrote to President Wilson during 1914.

This image depicts the fifth page of a letter which Kaiser Wilhelm II wrote to President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.

Image of U.S. President Kennedy's diary of his appointments for October 22, 1962. Click on the image for a better view.

This image depicts the first page of a letter - dated October 27, 1962 - which President Kennedy sent to Nikita Khrushchev, the USSR's leader, during ...

Image of President John F. Kennedy's October 27, 1962 letter to Nikita Khrushchev, page 2.  JFK sent this letter to the Soviet leader during the ...

Image of the Letter of Condolence From President Kennedy to Mrs. Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, dated March 6, 1963. Click on the image for an expanded view...

Image of the signature page of the Letter of Condolence From President Kennedy to Mrs. Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, dated March 6, 1963. Click on the imag...

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