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Calendar

SES # Topics KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2-6 The Boston Tea Party, 1773  
7 First Discussion of Papers: What Makes for a Good Topic  
8-12 The "Boston [Anti-] Slave Riot" and the Case of Anthony Burns, Boston, 1854 First paper due in session 11
13 Second Discussion of Papers: Doing Research  
14-18 The Textile Workers' Strike at Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 Second paper due in session 17
19 Third Discussion of Papers: The Preparation of Final Drafts  
20-24 The Student Uprising at Columbia University, 1968  
25 Conclusion Final papers due