Weird history: Goggle Eyed Man vs. Carpetbagger
Marshall Twitchell had only been in Northwest Louisiana for six months when he met a young woman named Adele Coleman in ...
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Timeline: Mississippi's Racial Voter Intimidation History
Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...
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In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You May Not Be Aware Of
1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure ...
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Statue honoring Black hero will stare down segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist who ...
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Why is it wrong to teach students about diversity, equity and inclusion?
College professor recounts a civil rights tour, and wonders how to share such topics with students without breaking the law.
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America’s oldest Black town is in metro-east. It’s dying, but there’s a fight to save it
With the ratification of the 15th Amendment in 1870, Black men could vote ... One is from the Illinois Senate. The other is from the U.S. House. Both recognize Brooklyn’s 133rd anniversary ...
10 Great Value Bourbon And Cigar Pairings
Here are tasting notes for ten highly rated, under $35, Gold Medal winning bourbons, paired with top-ranked, under $10 cigars ...
How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory
How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both ...
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A vice president and the cost of Minnesota’s cold
Schuyler Colfax, a former VP from Indiana, met his demise while on the lecture circuit in Minnesota during a cold stretch in ...