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Even When Records Fall Short, Black History Must Be Told

Even When Records Fall Short, Black History Must Be Told

Morgan Jerkins on the Story of Her Family

By Morgan Jerkins | August 5, 2020

How White Supremacists Used Mardi Gras to Enforce Racial Division

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The Long Reinvention of the South Bronx

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By Peter L'Official | August 3, 2020

On Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis's Rise to the Top of Brazilian Literature

On Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis's Rise to the Top of Brazilian Literature

Robin Patterson and Margaret Jull Costa Trace the Author's Beginnings

By Robin Patterson and Margaret Jull Costa | August 3, 2020

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