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‘Peace Circle’ commemorates 1843 Treaty of Bird’s Fort at Grapevine, Texas

September 27, 2021 By Albert Bender

The Treaty of Bird’s Fort was the result of years of conflict and bloodshed between Native American nations and the onrushing tide of white settlers who later called themselves Texans.

Caravaggio at 450: A maverick Realist painter in the Baroque era

September 27, 2021 By Jenny Farrell

Caravaggio is most frequently considered a Baroque artist. How true is this?

Hidden history: The truth about Reconstruction

September 17, 2021 By Beatrice Lumpkin

Back in 1988, historian Eric Foner brought us the story of a revolution reversed; it's worth revisiting today.

Immigrant Sept. 11 cleanup crews look to residency as a reward

September 10, 2021 By Claudia Torrens

“We need to be remembered. We were all immigrants who contributed to the U.S. We worked hard there, paid taxes, grew old there."

Ain’t no party like a Communist Party: Portugal’s Avante! Festival

September 9, 2021 By Jamal Rich

People packed the Lisbon suburb of Amora this weekend for the 45th Avante! Festival—a cultural, musical, and political extravaganza that is a highlight of summer in Portugal.