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Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman are focus of PBS films from acclaimed director
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStanley Nelson, the acclaimed filmmaker whose "Attica" documentary was an Oscar finalist last year,...
DeSantis' new assault on public education: Breaking New College of Florida
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Ron DeSantis is in the process of remaking (destroying) a great state college. The governor...
Curious Southcoast: How abolitionist Mary 'Polly' Johnson made her mark on New Bedford
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNEW BEDFORD — Whether they knew her as Mary Johnson or Polly Johnson, freedom seekers passed through...
‘Fifth Star’ tells story of Ohio’s fight for women’s right to vote | Book Talk
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore Ohio was even 30 years old, its women were advocating for the civil rights of others. The...
Black History Month at Carlsbad Library
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary is Black History Month. Carter G. Woodson a Harvard-trained historian, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice ...
Book Review: 'Differ We Must' illustrates Abraham Lincoln's political skills
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded In a Divided America,” Steve Inskeep is taking on one of...
Civil War relics of Gen. William T. Sherman up for auction, bidding begins Tuesday
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSome 500 pieces of American history unseen even by scholars are coming to light through an auction...
Detroit poet-scholar Melba Joyce Boyd named Kresge Eminent Artist of 2023
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKresge Arts in Detroit announced its 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist on Thursday, presenting the annual...
Monday After: Betsy Mix Cowles had key role in Stark education
The Repository via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAbolitionist. Educator. Advocate for women's rights. Betsy Mix Cowles was one of Stark County's...
Can I Still Be a Patriot?
Esquire via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCan I Still Be a Patriot?PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1983, BY JOEL MEYEROWITZ, COURTESY HOWARD GREENBERG GALLERY I’m thinking about getting an American...
