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Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today.
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The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is designed to get visitors closer to the experiences of enslaved people in America.
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A fan of both The Beatles and Beyoncé, 82-year-old Melba Pattillo Beals says the song is more special to her than ever. She is one of the Black students who helped desegregate U.S. public schools.
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A group of ultra-right extremists in New York City organized to overthrow the U.S. government. And they nearly succeed. It was just one plot in a broad effort to replace Democracy with Fascism in the 1940’s. Our book critic Joan Baum read all about it in journalist Rachel Maddow’s latest work, Prequel.
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Before Dr. Clarence Jones became a speechwriter for his friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he played shows with jazz legends. He said that is what helped him write speeches like “I Have a Dream.” Jones was the keynote speaker at Westport Library this weekend ahead of MLK Day celebrations.
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The planning comes during one of America's periodic paroxysms over whether there still are self-evident truths in our polarized politics.
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Prehistoric relatives of humans may have buried their dead and written symbols on cave walls — long before the oldest known human burials. That’s according to new findings presented at a conference at Stony Brook University.
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Indigenous perspectives have often been excluded from U.S. historical narratives. A Yale University professor hopes to spotlight the importance of those perspectives in a new book.
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Puffed up and powerful personalities who create their own reality are not new. A biography published by Yale University Press, excavates the life of an Egyptian Pharaoh with a massive ego. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.
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Mohegan Tribe Elder Beth Regan wants to share the importance of Indigenous history. Inspired by the women before her, she wants to continue the tradition.