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A memorial at war with itself — like Lincoln
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlacid. Peaceful. You could be forgiven for thinking, when you look at the benign figure of Abraham Lincoln, sitting on his throne at the Lincoln...
Unlocking Putnam's lesser-known Underground Railroad history
Times Recorder via Yahoo News· 2 years agoZANESVILLE — It was 1866 when Frederick Douglass spoke at the Putnam Presbyterian Church for the...
Independence Day special: Live readings of speeches about freedom
Enid News & Eagle, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 29—Abolitionist Frederick Douglass made a speech about Independence Day that was louder than any fireworks. Delivered in 1852 and known by a question that Douglass posed halfway through ...
How Black people have challenged US presidents to deliver on America's promises
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack History Month is a perfect time to reflect on the lasting contributions that so many Black...
Did the Confederates have a point, kind of? Here's a hint: not really
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRobert E Lee statue removal Eze Amos/Getty Images There’s no doubt that Australian law professor...
Why Ohio's James A. Garfield was more than just an assassinated president
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPresident James A. Garfield was not from Cincinnati. He was from Ohio, though – born in the former...
For Black History month, we should seek truth despite attempts to block education
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary marks Black History month in the United States, a month in which the history and contributions of African Americans are centered in the public sphere. Black History month grew out of ...
Black troops, Civil War, summer camp: Philly suburb fights for more than a community center
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHELTENHAM, Pa.— Children cut across the grass baking in afternoon sun. Parents watched them swing...
The Perils and Promise of America's Third Reconstruction
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Illustration by Ajubel Studio for TIME W.E.B. Du Bois is perhaps best known for introducing...
A vote to cast
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 10—In 1824, John Quincy Adams became the first person elected president despite losing the popular vote, and a bitter Andrew Jackson refused to acknowledge Adams' victory. In the election ...
