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by Kathryn Thayer, Social Studies Teacher
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by Graci Mills, 18, High School Student
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by Chris Cantone, 24, US History and World History I teacher at Albemarle High School in Albemarle County, Virginia
by Jeff Braden, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NC State University
by Melissa Barnhouse, 38, exceptional children's teacher
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by Esther Mackintosh, President of the Federation of State Humanities Councils
by Jonathan Correa, 31, Ph.D. Candidate
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