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Helen Keller was a voracious reader — despite a mess of competing alphabets and a severe lack of accessible books.
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Dorothy Herrmann, author of Helen Keller: A Life, tells us about the writer and activist’s passion for philosophy, love of Walt Whitman, and devotion to the work of a Swedish theologian.
Bonnie & Clyde |
Digital Short
In April 1933, the Barrow gang was holed up in an apartment in Joplin, Missouri, taking a break from the road.
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The mostly-true story of a rogue Mexican general who crossed the U.S. border and raided a New Mexico town is immortalized in this corrido .
Roads to Memphis |
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Clayborne Carson discusses King's relationship to the Bible, his opinion of Marx, and the science fiction novel that helped shape his activism.
Roads to Memphis |
Digital Short
Who is this? Our team turned to Facebook, then headed to Memphis to find out.
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A Baseball Hall of Fame curator shares some of his favorite historic items from the collection.
My Lai |
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Nearly 100 songs were written about the My Lai Massacre, exposing the raw emotion Americans had about the Vietnam War.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
Timeline
When perpetrators planted a bomb on Wall Street on September 16, 1920, they were targeting the epicenter of American finance. From fortification to occupation, here’s a look at the history of Wall Street.
The Gilded Age |
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As more and more people made their homes on the island, different ideas about what New York was and who belonged there emerged.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
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The anarchist had an interest in edgy literature, a passion for European plays, and deep knowledge of the thinkers who shaped the U.S. Constitution.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
Image Gallery
Puck magazine produced cartoons and satire that caricatured a wide cast of politicians and industrialists, and skewered all types of isms .
