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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/22/19
It’s time to get rid of reform schools
by Amber Armstrong
We need to seize the opportunity to rethink our juvenile justice system.
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SOURCE: Philly.com
5-21-18
At Quaker library, a grim find: Native American remains in display case
A library representative said that she was shocked by the find — and that the Quakers will offer to return the remains, to conduct a burial, or take any action that Indian leaders may desire.
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SOURCE: NYT
8-12-17
In a new book Marcus Rediker draws attention to an 18th century ultraradical hunchback dwarf
You never hard of him. You should. His name was Benjamin Lay and he pushed Quakers to adopt abolitionism.
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