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What Washington Black, a series set in the early 19th century, can teach us about life today
Washington Black is about an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation around 200 years ago, but one of its stars ...
‘Washington Black’ amplifies the action and adventure from the prizewinning novel
Based on Esi Edugyan's prizewinning novel, this 19th century-set Hulu miniseries centers on George Washington Black, a young ...
19th-Century ‘Afric-American Picture Gallery’ Brought To Life At Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...
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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar ...
Newport’s Cliff Walk becomes a stage for real life Black narratives in ‘The Gilded Age’
Newport offered rare opportunities for Black prosperity and dignity during the Gilded Age. How much did the show get right?
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‘The Gilded Age’ breaks new ground with Black stories
HBO's Gilded Age transforms period drama by exploring Black aristocracy in 1880s America through complex characters and ...
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How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide
Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...
The Dark History That Predates Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.
California hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump’s use of troops
California’s court fight to reign in the president's use of troops in Los Angeles now hangs on a 19th century law with grim origins and a Spaghetti Western-sounding moniker.
As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” T ...
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Western myth is entertaining, but not rooted in reality
DeVoto was a popular, controversial writer of western history in the 20th century’s first half. He wasn’t always careful about facts. To a 10-year-old, that didn’t matter. I read about the Donner ...
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Archaeologists Stunned After Unearthing Relics Beneath a 19th-Century American School
An ancient cellar was found beneath a controversial American school, leading to an interesting discovery of its contents.