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Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJudy Shepard is the co-founder of the Matthew Shephard Foundation, an organization created in honor of< ...
Ink didn't end New Mexico's history of peonage
Santa Fe New Mexican· 1 day agoThe Civil War’s aftermath and new laws prohibiting...Mexico. Black slavery had been extremely rare in the territory before the ...
How Bondage Built the Church | Tiya Miles
New York Review of Books· 5 days agoWhen the Florida State Board of Education approved new standards for the middle school curriculum last July, there ...
Ayers to discuss his latest book on U.S. history Sunday
Bristol Herald Courier· 5 days agoDistinguished historian and Kingsport native Ed Ayers will speak this Sunday about his latest book,...
South Carolina's U.S. Rep. James Clyburn receives nation's highest civilian honor
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago◦Judy Shepard is the co-founder of the Matthew Shephard Foundation, an organization created in honor...
Marshall native among recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom
KTBS Shreveport· 4 days agoLee is an educator...known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. The...
Archivist of the United States to deliver commencement address
UC Irvine Today· 7 days agoColleen Shogan, archivist of the United States, will deliver the School of Social Ecology’s commencement ...
Ledecky, Thorpe presented with Medal of Freedom
ESPN· 4 days agoKatie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native ...
Why do we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month?
AOL· 5 days agoMay is finally here, ushering in a vibrant array of monthlong national observances, including Mental...
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 10 hours agoThe student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over ...