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In Belgium, in the Congo, as much as in the slave South of the United States, there remain too many monuments to exploiters, not enough of resistors.

Missouri stayed the execution of Marcellus Williams, but why was he sentenced to die in the first place?

Leaving a tip isn't only payment for services, it is a mark of social and economic superiority -- which is why workers in the US resisted the system in the 19th century.

A new study reveals that more, and more diverse, US college students voted in 2016. What are the implications for future elections?

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With The Vietnam War, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have created a film that rehashes some old, tired tropes. In doing so, they distort what soldiers, veterans, and antiwar activists alike know about the war and its aftermath, especially inside the United States.

Widespread internationalist views have played a role in the recent nationalist defeats. In elections in March in the Netherlands, the xenophobic Party for Freedom, though given a chance at victory by political pundits, was soundly defeated. Much the same happened in France, where, in May, a political newcomer, Emmanuel Macron, trounced Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the far right National Front, in an election for the presidency by a 2-to-1 vote.

The chant drew criticism from protesters, activists and some police officers. In a statement, Sgt Heather King, president of the Ethical Order of Police, a group founded by African American officers, said: “That chant goes against the very code of ethics we swore to abide by."

Lee has always occupied a unique place in the national imagination. The ups and downs of his reputation reflect changes in key elements of Americans’ historical consciousness — how we understand race relations, the causes and consequences of the Civil War and the nature of the good society.

This is not a story about skin color. This is not a story about how race is a social construction. This is a story about history, about identity.