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Civil Rights & Democracy
Suffrage, voting rights, legal change, protests, and mobilization tactics.
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Sept. 30 Re-Opening of African American Civil War Museum to Feature???From Slavery to the White House?????? the Life of First Lady Michelle Obama, a Descendant of Black Civil War Heroes
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (656+ words) A member of the U.S Black Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) – During her speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, then First Lady Michelle Obama famously declared, “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” Ten years later,…...
VIDEO | General Assembly returns to Delaware's original capital for one day
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (295+ words) The interior first-floor of the New Castle Court House Museum, where the General Assembly will ceremonially convene Thursday Sept. 24th. The Delaware General Assembly is holding a special event this week to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, and another special milestone as…...
Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 36
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (380+ words) Upper West Side History Photo Challenge This biweekly series gives West Side Rag readers the opportunity to identify historic photos that were taken in our neighborhood. It’s both a test of your knowledge of Upper West Side history and a…...
30 Historic Photos From 1969 That Tell Stories Worth Remembering
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (156+ words) Discover the remarkable young artists who made history by holding solo exhibitions at surprisingly early ages. Explore famous wars everyone knows, along with lesser-known conflicts that history has nearly forgotten. On March 2, 1969, the Anglo-French Concorde 001 took off from Toulouse for…...
Exhibition explores legacy of key Rebecca Riots figure exiled to Tasmania
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (316+ words) A Welshman exiled to Tasmania for his role in the Rebecca Riots is at the heart of a new exhibition exploring one of the most famous periods of popular protest in Welsh history. Jac Ty-isha, also known as John Hughes,…...
???We need the spirit of Cable Street today?????? family members still remember the battle, 90 years on
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (486+ words) Nearly 90 years on from the Battle of Cable Street, a group of people gathered in the East End to remember the part their parents and grandparents played in fighting the fascists who wanted to march through a Jewish neighbourhood. It…...
Photos: Syracuse Views Through the Decades
1+ week, 1+ day ago (165+ words) When the University held its first classes in 1871, they took place in downtown Syracuse. With construction of the Hall of Languages underway, the University rented space in Myers Block, located at the southeast corner of Montgomery and East Genesee Streets....
Exhibit Highlights Women’s Fight for the Right to Vote
1+ week, 1+ day ago (142+ words) A new traveling exhibit is now on display in Erie, highlighting Pennsylvania women who fought for the right to vote and the important role the Justice Bell played in that movement. The exhibit, “The Justice Bell and the Fight for…...
Hampshire officials blamed low wages, beerhouses and pamphlets for Swing Riots
1+ week, 1+ day ago (257+ words) Although there is a wealth of books and papers from historians discussing the causes of the Swing Riots of 1830-31, it is interesting to hear the views of those who held a position of authority in the Hampshire parishes when the…...
In Adams, a train ride brings suffragists’ stories to life
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1201+ words) Muriel Dyas, a historical reenactor, portrays Susan B. Anthony on a train ride that recreated the 1919 suffrage tour on Sunday. One of the picket signs on the historic train ride. Sandi Kloepfer of St. Louis looks outside the train window as…...