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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.
via FlickrStop by the library to see our display on Haiti or read these articles:
Haiti: The Land Where Children Eat Mud
This article was written in May and lays out Haiti’s history for the layman.
Haiti Earthquake FAQ
Do buildings in Haiti have earthquake codes? What is a hospital ship?
Why is Haiti such a Mess?
More on Haiti’s history and political problems
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!
California’s most famous Gold Rush dates back to the morning of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall was making his customary inspection of the sawmill he was building for John Sutter. He was more interested in finishing the sawmill than the “shining flecks of metal” found in the running water. His discovery though, set an immediate “rush to the mines” and by the Spring of 1849, the largest gold rush in American History was under way. The people who really benefited from the large influx of people were the shipyard and lumber yard owners, since the population grew from 14,000 in 1848 to 250,000 by 1852. Other gold rushes include the Georgia Rush of 1829, Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 and the Porcupine Gold Rush of 1909. Come in and check out information on this great adventure in our country’s history.