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Peaceful Transition
Jefferson Congratulates Samuel Adams
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams, March 29, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0104_01]
Lesson to America and the World
Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, February 28, 1801. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0104_02p2]
Jefferson Seeks Unity in Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (106.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0106_01p1]
The President’s House
John L. Frederick. “A Front View of the President’s House” from the Analectic Magazine. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, [ca. 1820s]. Engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (105.05.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.24326]
The President’s House
George Lehman. President’s House, ca. 1830s. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (105.04.00)
[Digital ID # cph-3a10214]
Unity Seen in Jefferson’s Inaugural Address
Letter from Benjamin Rush to Thomas Jefferson, March 12, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (103.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0103_03]
Creating the Bill of Rights
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Bill of Rights Legacy
A Wall of Separation between Church and State
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, and Stephen S. Nelson, January 1, 1802. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121)
[Digital ID# us0121]
To Bigotry No Sanction
Letter from Moses Seixas to George Washington, August 17, 1790. Manuscript. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0121_02]
Federal Government Fails to Curb Lynching
Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Walter White, March 19, 1936. Manuscript. NAACP Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (121.04.00)
[Digital ID# us0121_04]
Revolution and Change in American Society
Ralph Ellison. The Novel in America, 1958. Typescript with emendations in Ellisons hand. Ralph Ellison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (122.00.01)
Digital ID# us0122_01p1, us0122_01p2; us0122]
Estate of Fanny McConnell Ellison
Separation of Church and State
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Reverend Samuel Miller, January 23, 1808. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (122.01.01)
[Digital ID # us0122_01p4]
President Franklin Roosevelts Four Freedoms
Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Howard Chandler Christy poster, [1942]. Lithographic poster. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (123.01)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-18340]
Ben Franklin and Freedom of the Press under Arrest
Peter Green. [Benjamin Franklin under arrest, ca. 1970–1977]. Ink and graphite drawing with printed overlay. Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (123.02.00)
[Digital ID # http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b31134]
Free Speech Can Not Exist in Principle Only
Abe Fortas. Opinion of the Court in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, February 24, 1969. Printed document. Earl Warren Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (124)
[Digital ID# us0124]
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