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Today in history: Juneteenth celebrates 1865 freedom for slaves
June 17, 2016This still popularly observed African American celebration honors the day when slaves in Texas heard they had been freed.
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“Home/Sick” stages the 1970s Weathermen movement with explosive impact
June 17, 2016In the waning days of the Vietnam War, democracy itself seemed to have ground to a halt. A newly re-staged play delves into that period.
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This week in LGBTQ history: Recognizing African-American activist Pauli Murray
June 13, 2016The civil rights activist, lawyer, and theologian, and an acknowledged lesbian, will soon lend her name to one of two new residential colleges.
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“The Americans”: Who thrives, survives
June 13, 2016On this series, many of our questions to be answered next year and many new ones to be posed.
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In the vanguard for gay liberation: The life of Communist organizer Harry Hay
June 7, 2016In 1950, Harry Hay, longtime Communist and union activist, founded the Mattachine Society, one of America's first LGBTQ rights organizations.
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