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What was the Jewish record on slavery? It’s (very) complicated.
Richard Kreitner's 'Fear No Pharaoh" unpacks the myths surrounding Jews and slavery in and around the Civil War and its ...
Forget Boston. Philly was where the Revolutionary War really went down.
The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...
Black Voters Matter, activists say Trump era is an opportunity to rebuild Black political power
"This moment that seems like a setback is actually a setup," LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, told theGrio.
New historic marker honors Black Union soldier who escaped slavery, became a state delegate
The new Civil War Trails sign on the Eastern Shore dedicates Peter Jacob Carter. The sign’s origins lie with Arthur Carter, ...
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Tom Moran: Patriotism in the Trump era: Grit your teeth and fight.
Standing up to the United States is now political gold across much ... that he was a “dictator” because England suspended elections during the war, and that if he wanted our help he’d ...
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1880s opium trail infected city-folk and pioneers alike, across states and the Dakota Territory
From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium lured many toward illicit ...
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Africa’s 6th Region Awaits: Offokaja Foundation Maps Path for AU ‘Yes’ Vote on Haiti
The Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation International, a think-and-do tank, today issued a clarion call to newly ...
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How the Ancient Greeks Halted the Expansion Of Persia
The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...