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Social Studies

How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable

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Literature

Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”?

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Social Studies

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

1,026,931 Views

Health

Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment

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Social Studies

The tale of the boy who tricked a tyrant

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Social Studies

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

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Social Studies

What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion

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Social Studies

Zumbi: The last king of Palmares

226,987 Views

Philosophy & Religion

The dark history of zombies

971,434 Views

Social Studies

What is Juneteenth, and why is it important?

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Social Studies

History's deadliest king

1,614,278 Views

Social Studies

Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents?

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Social Studies

The hidden life of Rosa Parks

567,844 Views

Social Studies

One of the most "dangerous" men in American history

268,566 Views

Social Studies

The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman

1,880,287 Views

Social Studies

An unsung hero of the civil rights movement

475,653 Views

Social Studies

Why are US cities still so segregated?

446,168 Views

Social Studies

The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth

521,733 Views

Social Studies

The massacre of Tulsa's "Black Wall Street"

4,905,338 Views

Anthropology

Facts about pumpkins you never knew

140,048 Views

Social Studies

What is Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead?

921,732 Views

Motivation and Emotion

How to be confident

3,437,106 Views

History

Systemic racism explained

4,421,669 Views

Social Studies

Letter from Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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