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This Freedom Rider was shot at, attacked, and put on death row—all by 20 years old

Joan Trumpauer went from being a sheltered white southerner to a bold civil rights activist and Freedom Rider

May 14, 2018

This Freedom Rider was shot at, attacked, and put on death row—all by 20 years old

May 14, 2018

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A white mob wiped this all-black Florida town off the map. 60 years later their story was finally…

Even by the standards of the 1920s South, the chain of events in Rosewood were unfathomable

Apr 4, 2018

A white mob wiped this all-black Florida town off the map. 60 years later their story was finally…

Apr 4, 2018

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The Black-Versus-White Basketball Game That Integrated the Sport

Over 70 years ago, the Harlem Globetrotters took on the Minneapolis Lakers, and changed hoops forever

Feb 27, 2018

The Black-Versus-White Basketball Game That Integrated the Sport

Feb 27, 2018

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Even Nazi prisoners of war in Texas were shocked at how black people were treated in the South

In Texas, some of the Germans actually befriended Americans of all colors

Oct 26, 2017

Even Nazi prisoners of war in Texas were shocked at how black people were treated in the South

Oct 26, 2017

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It’s the black working class—not white—that was hit hardest by industrial collapse

In places like Flint, Michigan, the story is very real

May 19, 2017

It’s the black working class—not white—that was hit hardest by industrial collapse

May 19, 2017

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Women took on the male leadership of the radical 1960s Puerto Rican movement and (mostly) won

Machismo was unrevolutionary

Mar 17, 2017

Women took on the male leadership of the radical 1960s Puerto Rican movement and (mostly) won

Mar 17, 2017

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Sylvia Rivera threw one of the first bottles in the Stonewall riots, but her activism went much…

‘It was a fabulous feeling for me to be myself’

Mar 16, 2017

Sylvia Rivera threw one of the first bottles in the Stonewall riots, but her activism went much…

Mar 16, 2017

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One man’s dream of an all-black settlement came alive in Kansas, if only for a few decades

Today, the town of Nicodemus has just 21 residents

Mar 14, 2017

One man’s dream of an all-black settlement came alive in Kansas, if only for a few decades

Mar 14, 2017

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A town of freed slaves — on Robert E. Lee’s old estate — was destroyed to make Arlington cemetery

Freedman’s Village was a haven for so-called ‘contraband’ people

Mar 9, 2017

A town of freed slaves — on Robert E. Lee’s old estate — was destroyed to make Arlington cemetery

Mar 9, 2017

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The invention of ‘Hispanics’ created a political force of 27 million strong

Before 1970, they were considered white by the government

Mar 4, 2017

The invention of ‘Hispanics’ created a political force of 27 million strong

Mar 4, 2017

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Heather Tirado Gilligan

Journalist, onetime senior editor @Timeline_Now, bylines in @slate, @huffpo, @thenation, @modfarm, and more.

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