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This Week in People’s History, Mar 19–25

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1935 newspaper with headline Harlem Uprising Reveals Misery Rioters in Harlem Win Concessions (1935), A Big Win for White-Collar Strikers (2000), A Century of Classroom Censorship (1925), Witch-Hunt Targets Get a Very Belated Apology (1980), The Long Road from Selma (1965)

This Week in People’s History, Feb 26-Mar 4, 2025

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Newspaper headline reading ENDING OF ALL LIFE BY HYDROGEN BOMB HELD A POSSIBILITY Building a Doomsday Machine (1950), A Rogue Agency? (1975), Origins of International Women’s Day (1909), Gradual Emancipation Is Better than None (1780), Kicking Jim Crow off the Bus (1955), Robeson’s Best (1940), Happy Birthday, Vivaldi! (1725)

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In Memory of the Forgotten

Suzanne Cleary The Odds
Poet Suzanne Cleary sneaks a peek into the production of art in a theocratic society.

This Week in People’s History, Nov 20–26

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Image of a newsreel title: "Gen. Butler bares 'plot' by Fascists" Did Wall Street Want FDR’s Ouster? (1934), A first for Song’s First Lady (1934), Tamir Rice Would Be 22 (2014), Women Workers Stand Up (1909), AFL Jump-Starts the Cold War (1944), Standing Up for Press Freedom (1929), The Gap Just Gets Bigger (2019
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