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Richard Norton Smith: one of America's most distinguished historians discusses our nation and our Presidents—in particular, Abraham Lincoln, whose
Historian Richard Norton Smith has worked for Republican politicians (Senators Edward Brooke and Robert Dole), written biographies of Republican leaders ......(Continue Reading)
Kara Walker: Brent Sikkema - New York - exhibition Drawing investigates the properties of drawing versus cutout
One does not "enjoy" a Kara Walker show, and this is odd because she is an enchantingly skillful artist. She slogs through a swamp of race, history, ......(Continue Reading)
Brazil: The Way We Were
Drumming, dancing and dashikis rule in Salvador da Bahia On my first trip to Africa more than a decade ago, I looked for traces of the ancestors. I'm not talking about gazing on their watery grav...(Continue Reading)
Pelourinho, Salvador, Brazil
Pelourinho, the old historic center of Salvador, is a city within a city. Centered around the old slave auction, Pelourinho has pastel-hued buildings, churches, museums, shops, restaurants and fantastic nightlife....(Continue Reading)
Appendix - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895)
Read "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass (1817-1895). Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the most articulate and influential fugures in African American literature and history....(Continue Reading)
Frederick Douglass Narrative - Appendix
The full text of Frederick Douglass' narrative....(Continue Reading)
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