The first two elephants brought to the United States arrived separately. Both were newsworthy. One arrived in 1796; the other in 1804. What they had in common was the fact […]
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James A. Bailey (1847-1906) was the lesser-known but equally important partner in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, a full-scale spectacle that delighted young and old. It was known as “the
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P.T. Barnum is remembered as a circus impresario, and he was definitely that. But his career spanned many decades before he went into the circus business. He published a newspaper,
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Alice Stebbins Wells (1873-1957) was among the first women in the United States to work in law enforcement. Alice Wells spent her early career working as a pastor. During that
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The story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is a testament to the enduring strength and dignity of Black Americans. Denied the basic right of equal access to public transportation in
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Congressman John Lewis, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement’s most pivotal battles, served Georgia with unwavering dedication. His lifelong commitment to ‘good trouble’ was inspirational. His death in 2020
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