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Erik Larson vividly captures the struggle for Fort Sumter
The Day· 2 days agoA century or so ago, in an era of racial denialism, historians groped for any explanation besides slavery to define the war’s origins. Half a century later, in the aftermath of the ...
Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they’re celebrating
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely...
Commentary: Freedom of speech has boundary lines
Daily Press· 13 hours agoReaders will surely recall the great sensitivity to students’ feelings that was demonstrated on American college campuses when “trigger warnings” were...
LaDuke: The rights of Mother Earth
The Fargo Forum· 10 hours agoIt’s a strange thing to think about Earth Day. Seems like somewhere in there, Mother Earth might have some rights. The Rights of Nature movement is...
Biden presents Medal of Freedom to key political allies, civil rights leaders, celebrities and...
CNN via AOL· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday honored 19 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the...
'Freedom to Learn' protests have a clear message: 'We will be woke'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOrganizers are also calling on faith leaders to participate in “Freedom Sundays’’ where they will...
A visual history of campus protests in the US
Stacker via AOL· 1 day agoMore than 1,000 protesters took over five buildings and the dean was taken hostage...
Cinco de Mayo in California has evolved and endures as an important reason to celebrate
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoDuring the social and political turmoil of the U.S. Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s,...
NYPD mocked for displaying textbook on terrorism studies as proof of outside agitators at Columbia
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAlthough the mayor acknowledged that the “outside agitator” terminology was used during the 1960s ...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 15 others
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 24 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including ...