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Lucy Parsons wanted to take down the rich by any means necessary
Lucy Parsons wanted to take down the rich by any means necessary
She was a fearless radical, and the FBI watched her every move
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May 16, 2018
The gangs of 1950s San Francisco wanted to do good
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America’s funniest political columnist translated Texas politics for the nation
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Newly released footage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral procession
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Hubert Humphrey rejected Nixon’s “law and order” politics
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This Indian woman fled British colonial rule, only to fight another kind of oppression in the U.S.
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The 1968 student walkout that galvanized a national movement for Chicano rights
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Marceline: The superstar clown who inspired Charlie Chaplin
Marceline: The superstar clown who inspired Charlie Chaplin
The rise of cinema led to the demise of the legendary clown’s career
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Mar 12, 2018
How a woman who couldn’t cook invented the layout of the modern kitchen
How a woman who couldn’t cook invented the layout of the modern kit...
Lillian Gilbreth was a trailblazing engineer and a mother of 12
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Mar 1, 2018
The all-black punk rock band that pioneered “positive mental attitude”
The all-black punk rock band that pioneered “positive mental attitude”
Bad Brains merged funk, punk, metal, hardcore, and reggae
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Feb 28, 2018
Why the leading man of the Harlem Renaissance died in relative obscurity
Why the leading man of the Harlem Renaissance died in relative obsc...
When Paul Robeson spoke out against racism and imperialism, Americans largely turned their backs on him.
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Feb 26, 2018
A photographer’s tender rebuke of 1960s homophobia
A photographer’s tender rebuke of 1960s homophobia
Anthony Friedkin showed us gay America when few others would
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Feb 24, 2018
The XXX humor of party records
The XXX humor of party records
Party records allowed comedians like Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx to find their voices and be filthy funny
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Feb 22, 2018
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