Breaker of chains: Young Susan Watson freed Jerry from his shackles after Syracuse’s Jerry Rescue
This image of Susan L. Watson appeared in the Syracuse Sunday Herald on July 26, 1896. The "breaker" of Jerry's shackles ...
Fort Worth’s new East Rosedale Monument honors the role of public transit in Civil Rights Movement
Designed by artist Christopher Blay, the monument, located on East Rosedale Avenue, is a tribute to the role public ...
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Tractor Terrorist: When a Farmer Attacked Washington with Fertilizer Bombs
During the wildest spectacle in ag history, Dwight “Tractor Man” Watson held D.C. hostage for three days from his cab.
Editorial: Eliminating Confederate tributes is an overdue reckoning for Virginia
If individuals want to pay tribute to the Confederacy, they should pay that tribute themselves and not burden Virginia ...
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Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
The effort highlights pioneers such as Richard Gault Leslie Paige, who was born into slavery in Norfolk, escaped on the ...
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Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
During World War II, for instance, he chose pacifism over the cause of civil rights when he refused to bear arms against a racist Nazi regime. During the Vietnam War, he chose socialism over ...