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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, 23 March 1775, concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry...
William Wirt
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William Wirt

William Wirt (1772-1834), an American author and politician who served as US attorney general from 1817 until 1829. Wirt was also a historian, most famous for his biography of Patrick Henry, which contained a reconstruction of Henry's "Give...
Abhisarika Nayika
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Abhisarika Nayika

Abhisarika Nayika, miniature painting, watercolor on paper, 190x115 mm, Kangra School, 1825-1830. Lahore Museum.
Discoidal Stones Used to Play the Game of Chunkey
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Discoidal Stones Used to Play the Game of Chunkey

Discoidal stones used by Native Americans to play the game of chunkey, found at the Fort Ancient Site in Ohio. Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.
Stone Discoidals Found at the Plaquemine Mississippian Winterville Site
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Stone Discoidals Found at the Plaquemine Mississippian Winterville Site

Ground discoidal stones used in the Native American game of chunkey (Tchung-kee), found at the Winterville Site, Mississippi, USA.
Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia
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Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia

The Chunkey Player Effigy Pipe (also known as "The Chunkey Player"), made of flint clay, measuring 8.5 inches (22 cm) high by 5.5 inches (14 cm) wide. Thought to have originally come from Cahokia but found in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, dated...
Tchung-kee, a Mandan Game Played with a Ring and Pole
Image by George Catlin

Tchung-kee, a Mandan Game Played with a Ring and Pole

Tchung-kee, a Mandan Game Played with a Ring and Pole, oil on canvas by artist George Catlin, 1832-1833. Chunkey was a popular team sport among many Native American Nations and is thought to have originated c. 600 CE at Cahokia. Smithsonian...
Buffallo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior
Image by George Catlin

Buffallo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior

La-dóo-ke-a, Buffalo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1832. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Pawnee Indians
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Pawnee Indians

Pawnee Indians, oil on card mounted on paperboard, by George Catlin, 1861/69. Paul Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Pawnee Morning Star Ritual Miniature Model
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Pawnee Morning Star Ritual Miniature Model

A miniature model (diorama) of the Pawnee Morning Star Ritual from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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