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11 Courageous Facts About the Freedom Riders

Mug shots of some of the Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, are on display at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

11 Courageous Facts About the Freedom Riders

5 Ways to Support the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

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5 Ways to Support the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Common Misconceptions About the Civil War

Hancock at Gettysburg by Thure de Thulstrup, 1887.

Common Misconceptions About the Civil War

Doris Miller, the Naval Cook Who Became a Hero of Pearl Harbor

Doris Miller saved a number of lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Doris Miller, the Naval Cook Who Became a Hero of Pearl Harbor

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This 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Honors 11 Unforgettable Women Who Made History

You can plot your own plan to make history while you assemble the puzzle.

Researchers Uncover 29 Graves at the Original Site of a Razed Black Cemetery in Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater, Florida, from above.

6 Facts About Sojourner Truth, the 19th-Century Abolitionist and Feminist

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The White House Is Reinstating Plans to Replace Andrew Jackson With Harriet Tubman on $20 Bills

Harriet Tubman photographed by Benjamin Powelson in the late 1860s.

The 1958 Assassination Attempt That Left Martin Luther King Jr. a Single Sneeze Away From Death

Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles circa 1965.

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How Martin Luther King Jr. Kept Star Trek Flying High

Martin Luther King photographed in 1964.

What's Open and What's Closed on Martin Luther King Day 2021

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65 Years Later: 10 Fascinating Facts About the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted on February 22, 1956, by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey as one of the people indicted as leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott.

65 Years Ago, a Bus Driver Had Rosa Parks Arrested. It Wasn't Their First Encounter.

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November Is Native American Heritage Month—Here Are 5 Things to Know

In 1914, Red Fox James rode from Montana to the White House to champion a celebration of America's indigenous peoples.