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Eleanor Roosevelt | Article

Biography: J. Edgar Hoover

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge appointed J. Edgar Hoover head of the Bureau of Investigation, a position Hoover had long coveted.

Partners of the Heart | Article

Pearl High

Pearl High School provided African Americans with an exceptional education in the 1920s. It was the only high school available to black students in middle Tennessee.

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Klansville U.S.A.

In the 1960s, North Carolina's KKK membership grew to some ten thousand members, earning the state a new nickname: "Klansville, U.S.A."

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Walt Whitman

He is today one of the most-recognized figures in American literary history: poet, patriot and faithful advocate of democracy.

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind | Article

W.E.B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century, was an editor, historian, sociologist, novelist, civil rights leader, socialist, and pan-Africanist.

Malcolm X: Make it Plain | Article

Interview Excerpts of Sonia Sanchez

Interview excerpts of Sonia Sanchez, whos is a poet, playwrite, teacher, and activist.

RFK | Article

RFK and Tragedy

On November 22, 1963, Robert Kennedy got a call from FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. "I have news for you," Hoover said. "The president's been shot."

Riveted: The History of Jeans poster image

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Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | Article

The Peoples Temple in California

In California, the Peoples Temple continued to grow and develop into a political and social advocacy group.

Eyes on the Prize | Article

A Woman Black Panther

Philadelphia native Elaine Brown rose through the Black Panther organization. Here she describes the appeal of the Black Panthers and her commitment to their ideology.

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Roberto Clemente (español)

Una mirada en profundidad a un excepcional beisbolista y a un comprometido filántropo que desafió la discriminación racial para convertirse en la primera superestrella latina del beisbol.

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire | Timeline

George Wallace's Life

A chronology of Wallace's life (1919-1998).

The Mine Wars | Article

Violence & Political Expression

Scholars discuss violence, militancy, and political struggle at the time of Mother Jones and the miners' unionization movement.

RFK | Timeline

Shock Year: 1968

Two political issues that recurred during RFK's life — the fight against Communism, and the struggle for racial equality — exploded in 1968.

Eleanor Roosevelt | Article

Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"

Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" syndicated newspaper column allowed her to reach millions of Americans with her views on social and political issues, current and historical events, and her private and public life.