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Today in labor history: Anti-Monopoly Party founded
May 14, 2014There were 200 delegates from 16 states at the convention, including 61 from Illinois and Michigan.
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Today in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
May 12, 2014On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
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Great grandfather who helped end slavery and save a nation remembered
May 7, 2014An unpublished manuscript "The Diary of Francis Marion Wheeler 1842-1899" has been gathering dust on a bookshelf in our house for many years. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down.
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A triumphant must-see show about Paul Robeson
May 2, 2014Daniel Beaty doesn't miss a beat in his one-man tribute to African American Paul Robeson, the son of a runaway slave who went on to become an actor, activist and Renaissance Man.
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Cuba, culture and the battle of ideas
April 25, 2014A wide ranging debate including the nature of socialism, Cuba's relationship with the Soviet Union and its past.
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