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Ashawnta Jackson
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Jun 19, 2018
She was one of the first black women to host a television show
Then the House Un-American Activities Committee came for her
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Meagan Day
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Jun 18, 2018
The First Black-Led Union Wouldn’t Have Existed Without This Woman
Behind the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was a sisterhood
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Brendan Seibel
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Jun 12, 2018
These photos show how the American Civil Rights Movement influenced Aboriginal rights activists
Students traveled Australia by bus, just like the Freedom Riders
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Jun 6, 2018
White politicians were coercing African Americans to vote long before civil rights
They weren’t doing for the sake of a multiracial democracy
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Shoshi Parks
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May 30, 2018
The not-so-sweet story of how Filipino workers tried to take on Big Sugar in Hawaii
How can you win when the media, the public, and big business are against you?
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Khanya Mtshali
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May 17, 2018
This outfit defined an era, created a riot, and was banned by the government
The zoot suit was a…
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Bené Viera
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May 16, 2018
Belva Davis found no opportunities for black, female reporters. So she created her own.
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Brendan Seibel
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May 14, 2018
These photos of Jewish entrepreneurs thriving in Minnesota, despite persecution, will inspire you
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Heather Tirado Gilligan
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May 14, 2018
This Freedom Rider was shot at, attacked, and put on death row—all by 20 years old
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Meagan Day
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May 8, 2018
Welcome to Operation Dixie, the most ambitious unionization attempt in the U.S.
Southern segregation…
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