This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Atlantic
7/28/2019
A schoolteacher created the popular board game, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, for quarantined children. An Object Lesson.
Source: Black Perspectives
July 26, 2019
A breakthrough book on black feminism across Europe.
Source: NPR
7/28/2019
Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 86-year-old feminist icon, have any regrets about her professional life? Hardly.
Source: History Channel
July 26, 2019
When dozens of brutal race riots erupted across the U.S. in the wake of World War I and the Great Migration, black veterans stepped up to defend their communities against white violence.
Source: Snopes
7/28/2019
American history is filled with examples where one partisan side alleges that some idea embraced by the other side threatens to compromise American national strength or sovereignty.
Source: Washington Post
7/18/19
The restored cabin opened to the public in 2017 and was dedicated in honor of Agnes Kane Callum. The property also has an exhibit that describes the working farm, and lists the names of the enslaved people who lived there.
Source: NY Times
7/25/19
The vast photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines has been sold to a group of four major foundations with a promise that it will be available to the public.
Source: Time
7/25/19
The Germans caught Albin in 1940 as he fled occupied Poland to join Polish armed forces abroad.
Source: NY Times
7/19/19
Of the 28 most popular books published between 1895 and 1902, 25 were by men. By 1904, though, the situation had begun to improve — and 1907 was a record-breaking year for women’s book sales.
Source: Time
7/19/19
by Albinko Hasic
For a brief moment in history, Claus von Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators thought they had succeeded in turning the tide of World War II and potentially saving thousands of additional lives.
Source: The Conversation
7/24/19
by Jon Hale
The Milliken v. Bradley decision sanctioned a form of segregation that has allowed suburbs to escape being included in court-ordered desegregation and busing plans with nearby cities.
Source: Time
7/24/19
In American and Soviet homes, the capitalism-communism divide was a topic of conversation at many a kitchen table — and, most famously, in one model kitchen.
Source: The Atlantic
Washington has admitted to the long-lasting effects of dioxin use in Vietnam, but has largely sidestepped the issue in neighboring Cambodia and Laos.
Source: Washington Post
7/21/19
by Melina Juárez Pérez
“Crimmigration” started well before the Trump administration.
Source: USA Today
7/23/19
It was branded "Red Summer" because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in U.S. history.
Source: Black Perspectives
7/22/19
by Tyler Parry
Memes are perfect for establishing “Myth-stories,” as they do not ask readers to evaluate the sources and are often shared prolifically.
Source: NY Times
7/16/19
For a brief moment, the civil rights movement and the space race came together.
Source: NY Times
7/19/19
75 years after a German soldier made off with it, the small “Vase of Flowers” by Jan van Huysum returned.
Source: NY Times
7/19/19
The U.S.S. Eagle PE-56, which lost 49 of 62 crew members, was located by a civilian dive team.
Source: Time
July 17, 2019
by Katharine Wilkinson
A female scientist made the connection between carbon dioxide and global warming in the mid 19th century.
