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Harvey Milk: America’s First Openly Gay Elected Official

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Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay elected official, was assassinated in 1978. His pioneering campaign for LGBTQ+ rights paved the way for more members of the community to serve in...

Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation

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When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights...

Thomas Garrett and the Underground Railroad

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By day he worked as an iron merchant – but by night, Thomas Garrett helped thousands escape slavery as a station master on the Underground...

Martha Moore Ballard: Diary of a Midwife

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Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession, and the lives of women in the newly independent United States of...

Barbara Henry: Teaching Ruby Bridges

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In the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the...
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