In New Bedford, Frederick Douglass Finds Refuge as a Fugitive Slave
Source: WCAI
Listen to this account of Frederick Douglass’s first years of freedom.
History
John Dickinson during the Continental and Confederation periods
Source: The Washington Post
Read about this lesser-known contemporary of the founding fathers.
How Jonathan Swift Attacked Fake News
Source: The Daily Beast
In the 1720s and 1730s, author Jonathan Swift used satire to protest social injustices, balancing facts with absurdity.
Reconsidering The Pilgrims, Piety And America’s Founding Principles
Source: NPR
The 2015 PBS documentary The PIlgrims takes a look at some of our preconceived ideas about the United States’ earliest settlers. NPR takes a look.
Who betrayed Anne Frank? New probe launched by ex-FBI agent
Source: CNN
Using “cold case” investigation methods and hi-tech data analysis, a team of experts is working to determine whether someone told the Gestapo about the secret annex, or if the discovery of the Frank family was merely a matter of chance.
Harriet Tubman: American Hero
Source: U.S. News & World Report
In March of 2017, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center opened in Maryland. Read this article to learn more about the center, along with several other reasons Tubman has received fresh attention recently.
Effects of the Black Death
Source: How Stuff Works
The bubonic plague ravaged the European population in the 14th century. In its aftermath, societal structures were upended, in many cases for the better.
In a First, Gravitational Waves Linked to Neutron Star Crash
Source: National Geographic
Imagine the elation at witnessing a cosmic event that occurred millions of years ago! That’s what happened in October this year when scientists announced the ripple effect (literally) of two neutron stars crashing into each other around 130 million years ago.
Did John Deere’s Best Invention Spark a Revolution or an Environmental Disaster?
Source: Smithsonian
This article examines the complexities of farming technology and its environmental impact since the invention of John Deere’s steel plow in 1833.
American history unfolds in ‘Assassin’s Creed 3’
Source: CNN
Game-makers researched the events and settings of the 1700s to immerse players in the history of the American Revolution, the setting of Assassin’s Creed 3.