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      - First Name
 
      
      - Rebekah
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Last Name
 
      
      - Bryer
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Country
 
      
      - United States
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
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      - IL Illinois
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
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      - rmbryer@gmail.com
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Affiliation
 
      
      - Northwestern University
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
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      - Keywords
 
      
      - Performance, Public Commemoration, Public Memory, United States, Nineteenth Century, Rhetoric, Material Culture, National Identity
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Availability
 
      
      - Media Contact
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Additional Contact Information
 
      
      - rmbryer@gmail.com
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
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      - Country Focus
 
      
      - United States
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Expertise by Geography
 
      
      - United States
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Expertise by Chronology
 
      
      - 18th century, 19th century, 20th century
 
    
    
  
    	    
      
      - Expertise by Topic
 
      
      - American Civil War, American Revolution, American Founding Era, American Presidents, Art & Architectural History, Government, Libraries & Archives, Material Culture, Museums, Politics, Public History, Slavery, Urban History