history
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
How Thomas Smallwood helped hundreds of enslaved people find freedom
Scott Shane's 'Flee North' tells the gripping story of Thomas Smallwood, who was born into slavery and who Shane credits with coining the term 'underground railroad.'
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Commentary: Travel ban to North Korea divides me from my family
The Biden administration has renewed limits imposed on American passport holders over travel to North Korea. The U.S. should lift this rule and put a formal end to the Korean War.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Commentary: Together we must aspire to a more welcoming and safe Maine
Disarming intolerance and bigotry starts with education – this can be uncomfortable and scary, but it works.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Commentary: Why are we still so freaked out by organized labor?
Americans cling to tired old stereotypes of unions at their peril.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Commentary: Make America Great Again – for whom?
Now as in 2016, the emphasis on ‘again’ gives away the game.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but said his presence had become a distraction after questions were raised recently about whether the museum took warnings seriously.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Civil War historian discusses Confederate monuments and race in Chamberlain Legacy Lecture
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Bedside Table: ‘Fever in the Heartland’ by Timothy Egan
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Clarence Page: Why #MontgomeryRiverfrontBrawl gained new meaning in Black conversations
A racially tinged melee involving the Alabama city’s usually peaceful riverboat ride has opened up a national conversation, thanks to social media.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Commentary: What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell us about nuclear material
It’s no accident that people opt for the scientist over the general. I worry that history is lost in the process.
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