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Matthew F. Delmont Explores the Progressive Politics of Coretta Scott King

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The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

William J. Mann on Revisits the Almost Mythic 1947 Crime That Shocked America

By William J. Mann | January 27, 2026

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, <em>Negro Liberation</em>

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, Negro Liberation

“Being a child of a famous Communist father, who had me when he was older than I am now, is a strange thing.”

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The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

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How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

Nina Sankovitch on “Universal Friend,” the Genderless Messenger of God Who Aimed to Save Lost Souls and Preach Universal Salvation

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One Legend to Another: When Jackie Robinson Testifed Against Paul Robeson in Congress

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Howard Bryant on Black Leadership and Interracial Heroism
During the Cold War

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