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: Washington Post
5/22/19
She escaped slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, then led hundreds of other people to freedom.
Source: Smithsonian.com
5/21/19
Some argued that the site should be left to decay into ruins, but officials have decided to maintain it as a testament to the city’s dark history.
Source: National Geographic
5/22/19
"This finding is also a critical piece of the story of Africatown, which was built by the resilient descendants of America’s last slave ship."
Source: NY Times
5/21/19
Two cultural projects that examine the Alabama city’s role in the civil rights movement are drawing throngs of visitors and encouraging a surge of downtown construction.
Source: New Yorker
5/20/19
Challenges to the legitimacy of the profession have forced it to examine itself, including the fundamental question of what constitutes a mental disorder.
Source: KSMU
5/22/19
NPR's Cokie Roberts answers questions about women's voting rights and history.
Source: NY Times
5/22/19
As a presidential candidate in 2016, Mr. Trump criticized the Obama administration’s plans for the bill.
Source: NY Times
5/23/19
If you’re surprised that the issue of reparations for black Americans has taken so long to resolve, blame the president. President Andrew Johnson.
Source: Washington Post
5/23/19
For better or worse, there is no more important monument in any country than its money.
Source: Washington Post
5/23/19
Lady Liberty was inspired by the end of the Civil War and emancipation. The connection to immigration came later.
Source: The Conversation
5/23/19
by Timothy Webster
World War II ended in 1945. But the world has never stopped debating its legacy and how to make restitution for the damage done to the war’s victims.
Source: The Conversation
5/22/19
by Edward Gitre
The novel idea of surveying GIs reflected the growing prestige of opinion polling and social surveying and democratic virtue.
Source: The Atlantic
Accessed 5/21/19
His racism and intolerance have always been in evidence; only slowly did he begin to understand how to use them to his advantage.
Source: NY Times
5/18/19
The three-paragraph letter — now valued between $25,000 and $35,000, according to the Virginia auction house — warned Lafayette, the French general who commanded troops in several Revolutionary War battles, of pending danger from the British.
Source: The Post and Courier
5/17/19
The Make It Right Campaign helped bring down the Silent Sam Confederate statute in Chapel Hill, N.C., in August, and campaign supporters are eyeing nine more — including Charleston’s Calhoun monument.
Source: NY Times
5/14/19
At the 150th anniversary of the golden spike ceremony on Friday, and at associated events held last week in Utah, thousands gathered to recognize a more complete picture of the monumental feat.
Source: NY Times
5/17/19
Referendums, rallies, a trip to Nicaragua — all were part of his effort to infuse left-wing activism into local politics.
Source: The Conversation
5/20/19
by Kenneth Seligson
While Earth has not been this warm in human history, we can learn about coping with climate change by looking to the Classic Maya civilization that thrived between A.D. 250-950 in Eastern Mesoamerica.
Source: NY Times
5/19/19
The historic aircraft are part of the “D-Day Squadron” that left Sunday for a weeklong, trans-Atlantic flight in preparation for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Source: AP
5/18/19
“Museums preserve what’s important to society. They tell our stories, give historical context to contemporary issues and help us imagine a better future."
