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ByGone Muncie: A tale of two Stokes
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI initially set out to write about William Stokes, Muncie’s first African American police officer. I’ve been building a "Stokes File" for a while now,...
7 Essential Books of Art Criticism for Fine Arts Students
ArtNews via AOL· 2 years agoFine arts students need good books—preferably ones that will last them a lifetime—and reading good...
Fort Worth’s historical record largely missed Black people. Meet this prominent family
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are precious few African Americans that we know anything about in early Fort Worth history,...
Imagine what it was like in Austin when famed short-story writer O. Henry lived here
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOne of the most famous writers in Texas history is rarely identified as a Texan. William Sidney...
From the Colts' stadium to the Statehouse, Indianapolis has a rich Arab American history
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s history at Lucas Oil Stadium that has nothing to do with Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck. More than a century ago, the first Arab American immigrants in Indianapolis settled ...
What's in a name? The historic figures and educators behind Leon County school names
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoEver wonder how Chaires Elementary, Raa Middle or even Leon High School got their names? For two...
Norton examines American modernism in two spring exhibitions
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe story of American modernism is being rewritten and the Norton Museum of Art is taking part in...
Ten of the Greatest Chicago Blues Songs
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEddy Clearwater poses for a studio portrait in 1975, holding a Fender Telecaster guitar, in the United States. In September of 1950, 15-year-old Eddy...
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the darkness; we're still waiting for the dawn
Gannett via AOL· 5 months ago“The darkness is so deep that we hardly see which way to turn.” The quote is from a 1962 sermon...
Jake Gaither course hits national historic register as city leaders take up lobbying, TPD and COCA...
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCommissioners have a packed agenda that includes lobbying ordinances, their 2023 budget and the...