civil
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Henry and I talked about Othelyn, how she participated in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age and was beloved by those who knew her.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Southern leaders pushed for territorial expansion – and an expansion of slave states – to ensure they maintained political power at the national level, before they broke off altogether, starting the Civil War.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
The bass legend and superproducer Don Was didn’t expect to be covering Curtis Mayfield’s Civil Rights-era anthem “This Is My Country” on the road in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026
With sectional strife threatening Civil War, the artist was surely fretting over the tension between freedom and slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
“The Butterfly’s target was Colonel Chamberlain. He was a thirty-four-year.old teacher who changed the outcome of the Civil War by helping win the Battle of Gettysburg,” said the girl who was probably Tess.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing civil
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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