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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Heather Cox Richardson Letters From an American – July 8, 2024
The Fourteenth Amendment gave the federal government the power to protect individuals even if their state legislatures had passed discriminatory laws.

New Map Captures Immigrant Influences on Food

Aviva Bechky San Francisco Chronicle
Stories of migration through food is a powerful way to challenge typical narratives; food can be a gateway to understanding where people come from. It’s a kind of portal to our memories.

This Week in People’s History, July 10–16

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Cartoon about management's bad attitude toward job safety
No Job Is Worth Dying For (1974), Two Big Nights of Folk Music (1959), How Long Can a Stone Roll? (1962), The Hate That Hate Produced (1959), Long Live the 14th of July! (1789), No Nukes in Africa! (2009), A Freedom-Rider Long Before Her Time (1854)