The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first Black labor organization to be accepted as part of the American Federation of Labor. (The AF of L was formed in […]
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Worker safety in factories and industrial plants became an issue in the late 19th century when more workers left their farms for jobs in cities. Alice Hamilton, a young woman
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Dick and Jane books were the predominant readers in public schools from the 1940s through the early 1960s. The books were created by educator Williams S. Gray and former teacher
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Wheelchairs today offer a very high level of independence and mobility to people who cannot walk because of injury or disability. When and how did they come about? While not
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Lionel Barrymore had a long and successful acting career. From the silent era through the early 1950s, he primarily played character roles in films. Barrymore also directed films and composed
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The first animal shelter in America came about due to the efforts of Caroline Earle White (1833-1916) of Philadelphia. White was also the power behind several other animal protection organizations.
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