8 Leaders Who Carry On Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Source: AARP
This article highlights some of today’s leaders in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality.
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The Infectious Pestilence Did Reign
Source: Slate
This piece examines several ways Shakespeare was affected by the plague. It also points out how the plague plays an crucial role in the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death
Source: TED
Watch this short video about the legendary Hindu princess Savitri and her devotion to her one true love.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. young adults unaware that 6m Jews were killed in the Holocaust
Source: The Guardian
As the Holocaust recedes into the past, urgency to preserve its historical memory grows.
Fort Mose: America’s Black Colonial Fortress of Freedom
Source: University of Florida/Florida Museum
Fugitive African slaves seeking freedom in early America found refuge at St. Augustine. Granted freedom by the Spanish, these skilled laborers eventually established the first legal free black town in the present-day United States.
Pullman Porters
Source: History
The Pullman porters provided exemplary service at the height of luxury train travel in America. Their efforts to unionize and promote workers’ rights went beyond the picket lines to impact the Great Migration and the growth of the African American middle class.
The female code-breakers who were left out of history books
Source: BBC
Meet the unsung heroines who deciphered military codes during the first and second World Wars.
December Holidays around the World
Source: WorldStrides
Read about the different holidays celebrated this time of year by people all over the world.
Decatur students get historic marker approved to memorialize MLK’s arrest, release
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.
One Man’s Epic Quest to Visit Every Former Slave Dwelling in the United States
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Joseph McGill, Jr., a descendant of slaves, has slept in 41 of the remaining slave dwellings so far. He hopes to bring awareness to the small buildings that housed slaves before the buildings all disappear.