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Speaking Truth to Power is as American as Apple Pie

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Beyond Heroes and Villains: A Deeper Look at the 19th-Century Indian Wars

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Peter Cozzens on a History of Violence and Betrayal

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When Chicago Was the Real Literary Capital of the United States

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From High School to Vietnam, Waiting for the Fight to Begin

From High School to Vietnam, Waiting for the Fight to Begin

Echo Company Waits for War, on the Eve of the Tet Offensive

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American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

Veronica Esposito on the Legacy and Lessons of Japanese Internment

By Veronica Esposito | September 18, 2017

To Abolish the Chinese Language: On a Century of Reformist Rhetoric

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