Echoes from the Past
Among the oft-quoted lines from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is a little joke the title character shares with the Marquis de
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The Bonds of History
In recent years, Whitney Plantation has been transformed into a site for the memory of African enslavement in American and
Read moreBarack Obama and People who Need People
Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address. In the run up to the
Read moreNotes from the Library: Black Nativity
On September 18, 1857, Conrad Deisenoth became a citizen of the United States. This print, held at the Library Company
Read moreFrederick Douglass’s Compressed, Expanding World
In February 1848, angry Parisians crowded their city’s streets to protest restrictive monarchial policies. The Prime Minister resigned, the king
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