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Community fights for Staten Island site, now poised for landmark status
Staten Island Advance· 10 hours agoFrederick Douglass Memorial Park, at the corner of Amboy Road and Montreal Avenue, looks poised for...
How a 'fluke' uncovered a rare autobiography, giving a narrative on slavery new life
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 3 days agoJONATHAN SCHROEDER: This is 2016. It was basically, what had happened to Harriet Jacobs' son? SUMMERS: Schroeder is a literary historian, and he knew the story of Harriet Jacobs, the
From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial Day
Military Times via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to...
Opinion: Lincoln's role in the origins of Memorial Day
Stamford Advocate· 20 hours agoAt the Battle of Gettysburg in early July 1863, about 150,000 Americans spent three days on farmland...
History of Memorial Day
KFGO· 20 hours agoMemorial Day in America, as an annual observance, can be traced back to the end of the Civil War, a war in whi...