Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...
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Were 81 graves bulldozed over in 1990s? Statesville library to explore the question
As part of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence known as the Semiquincentennial to be celebrated on July 4, 2026, the library local history department has ...
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An artist is lifting her city of Gary, Indiana, ‘from blight to bright’
Lauren Pacheco is inspired by this Midwestern underdog of a city and is looking to enliven what she calls its “remarkable ...