Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the United States
by U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
About this book
New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the history, people, and events that have brought us where we are today as a beacon of hope and freedom to the world. The Almanac has information on citizens' rights and responsibilities, the history of our anthems, court decisions, as well as other historical documents. - Summary by Craig Campbell
Chapters (23)
1Message From the Director
2Rights and Responsibilities of US Citizens
3Patriotic Anthems: Star Spangled Banner
4America the Beautiful & God Bless America
5I Hear America Singing & Concord Hymn
6The New Colossus & Flag of the United States of America
7Pledge of Allegiance, Great Seal of the United States & Motto of the United States
8Presidential and Historical Speeches: George Washington
9First Inaugural Address & Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
10The Four Freedoms—Franklin D. Roosevelt & Inaugural Address—John F. Kennedy
11I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King, Jr. & Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate—Ronald Reagan
12Documents of American Democracy & The Mayflower Compact
13The Declaration of Independence
14The Federalist Papers & The Constitution of the United States
15The Bill of Rights & Emancipation Proclamation
16Landmark Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
17Marbury v. Madison
18Plessy v. Ferguson
19West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
20Brown v. Board of Education
21Presidential Statements on Citizenship and Immigration
22Prominent Foreign-Born Americans
23Acknowledgements
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