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Ethan Allen and his efforts to obtain statehood for Vermont and former slave Lucy Terry Prince and her family’s struggle to ...

Between brutal fire seasons in Los Angeles, David Longstreth wrote “Song of the Earth,” an album that captures the beauty, ...

Does history repeat itself? Or does it rhyme? WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends eight books that remind ...

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Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

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