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Frédéric Chopin in Exile: The Making of a Romantic

Frédéric Chopin in Exile: The Making of a Romantic

How Poland's November Uprising Inspired the Composers Best-Known Music

By Annik LaFarge | August 11, 2020

How Stephen Miller Abandoned the Lessons of His Jewish Ancestors

How Stephen Miller Abandoned the Lessons of His Jewish Ancestors

Fleeing Pogroms in Russia, Miller's Mother's Family Escaped to the US

By Jean Guerrero | August 11, 2020

The Racist History of Celebrating the American Tomboy

The Racist History of Celebrating the American Tomboy

Lisa Selin Davis on the Endless Privileges Accorded to White Girls

By Lisa Selin Davis | August 11, 2020

Writing in the Ancestral <br>Cherokee Homeland

Writing in the Ancestral
Cherokee Homeland

For Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle There is No Place Like Home

By Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | August 10, 2020

Whoever Said Nuclear Armageddon Was Easy?

Whoever Said Nuclear Armageddon Was Easy?

In Paradise Valley, It's Hard Work Prepping for the End of the World

By Bradley Garrett | August 7, 2020

On the Great and Terrible Hurricane of 1938

On the Great and Terrible Hurricane of 1938

And the Lone Forecaster Who Predicted Its Deadly Path

By Eric Jay Dolin | August 6, 2020

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The Trailblazing Black Models of Miss America

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How Similar Are the Hot, Historic Summers of 2020 and 1968?

By Lee Weiner | August 6, 2020

How a Russian Defector Became a Warning from Moscow to London

By Luke Harding | August 5, 2020

Encounters with the Black Madonna of Lake Ohrid

Encounters with the Black Madonna of Lake Ohrid

Kapka Kassabova Visits the Mysterious Idol and Her Keeper

By Kapka Kassabova | August 5, 2020

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

How White Supremacists Used Mardi Gras to Enforce Racial Division

Edward Ball on Reconstruction-Era Carnival in New Orleans

By Edward Ball | August 4, 2020

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

"No one story can completely explain Annie."

By Jeet Heer | August 3, 2020

The Long Reinvention of the South Bronx

The Long Reinvention of the South Bronx

Peter L'Official on the Mythologies Behind Urban Renewal

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

Gregory Pardlo: A Letter to Juneteenth

Gregory Pardlo: A Letter to Juneteenth

On the Embodied History of Life in 2020

By Gregory Pardlo | July 30, 2020

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