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THE DIGEST: African-American WWI soldiers, Appalachian preservation, honoring Ole Herman
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA retired Army colonel to offer presentation on African-American WWI soldiers. NPS grants money for...
From Navajo code talkers to female code breakers: 12 inclusive histories for Veterans Day
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEvery year on Nov. 11, we honor the brave soldiers who have served our nation with Veterans Day....
Remembering the Black Pioneers Who Helped Shape the Mental Health Landscape
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack Americans have made significant contributions in the field of psychology. Author and...
How the New Deal impacted the Elmira area with a wave of construction projects
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Great Depression of the 1930s resulted in the New Deal to fight its effects. Notable about the...
‘Black History in the making:’ Where to celebrate Black History Month in Kansas City
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoBlack History Month started on Feb. 1, and events are slated across Kansas City to celebrate and...
Veterans column: Newark's Frederick Fleek Wright reports to boot camp during WWI
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the next few weeks, we will be looking at the lives of two veterans, Frederick Fleek Wright and...
Rachel Maddow on Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Shared Obsession
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRachel Maddow’s new book explores a dark episode of American history, one that flies in the face of...
William Penn sought religious freedom for his followers. He was also a slave owner
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMost of us view William Penn as a man of deep religious tolerance who quested after freedom for his followers. Yet there’s another facet difficult to rationalize at Penn’s reconstructed estate ...
These 20 historic ‘Game Changers’ herald Connecticut’s untold stories
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConnecticut Explored, the nonprofit history magazine, wants to tell stories mainstream history left out, the stories from communities that have been unheard, suppressed or oppressed. The nonprofit ...