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Are you ready to vote in next week’s primary? If not, visit eVoter; where you can find your polling place for next Tuesday’s election. After you enter your address you can also view what your ballot will look like and print out your selections to take with you to your polling place.
http://www.moadsf.org/salon/exhibits/slave_narratives/
The Museum of African Diaspora has an online exhibit called Slave Narratives that features audio clips of former slave stories. The site features a short biography about the individual and a personal account of what it felt like to be a slave. You can either listen to the account online or read the transcript online.
If you are interested in this topic also check out “Excerpts from Slave Narratives” from Steven Mintz at the University of Houston or Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass from the Berkeley Digital Library.
For some fun over the break, head over to Sporcle to play some mentally stimulating games. Can you name all of the States? What about all of the past Presidents of the United States? You might be surprised!
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Newseum is a museum in Washington D.C. that focuses on news and news reporters. The coolest section on this website is the ability to view the current day front page of newspapers from all across the world. If you are interested in journalism there is also a section called Journalism News that features articles that discuss ethics, privacy, the future of the newspaper and more.
This site has a unique homepage that allows you to explore art history by time period.  You can also browse by style, theme, or artist. In addition to text and images, SmartHistory also has videos and and podcasts that can be downloaded to your iPod. Although the site has more contemporary art history information, Smarthistory is adding new material all the time.