Syria's first female football coach hoping for new era
Maha Janoud spent years working in Syrian football before leaving the country. After the toppling of Bashar Assad, she is ...
‘A Man on Fire’ Review: Putting Idealism to the Test
A follower of Emerson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson became a passionate abolitionist and supporter of John Brown.
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Syria’s rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatisation of state firms
DAMASCUS: Syria's new leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, including plans to fire a ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.
Opinion
The revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment
People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...
International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro preserves history of Greensboro Four 65 years later
Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...
NC A&T Honors A Civil Rights Legacy: Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins
This weekend, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will mark the 65 th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins./ On February 1 st, 1960, four North Carolina A&T students started a ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
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Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.