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Which Side Are You On: Unions in American History
Labor unions in the United States began as craft guilds, organizations of workers, like shoemakers or tailors, who could leverage particular skills to…
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I Hope You Are of Our Party: Fidelity and Betrayal
NOTE: On SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, I will be giving a talk at the New York State Museum about Benedict Arnold, his achievements and his treason. One of the…
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The Great Gatsby Rubout: Cut to the Car Chase
“The old Metropole. I can't forget so long as I live the night they shot Rosy Rosenthal there . . . he went out on the sidewalk and they shot him three…
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Words of Wondrous Import: A Voice in the American Wilderness
She refused to be called by her given name. She would not use gender-specific pronouns. She said she was neither male nor female. She was an agent of…
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George Washington and the Dream of Flying
We’ve all dreamed of swooping skyward. The fantasy became reality in America during George Washington’s first term in office. Frenchman Jean-Pierre…
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For Jobs and Freedom: A. Philip Randolph’s March
In 1898, nine-year-old Asa Philip Randolph watched his mother patrol the front room of their Jacksonville, Florida, home with a loaded shotgun. His…
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Revolutionary Bad Boy: Benedict Arnold, Treason, and Trust
It was said about Benedict Arnold that he never did anything by halves. Was he a traitor? Yes. But not just any traitor. He was the renegade of all…
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The Resurrection Machine: Death Deferred
On January 2 of this year, Buffalo Bills defensive player Damar Hamlin tackled a Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, stood up, then fell to the ground…
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