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This Week in People’s History, Jul 30-Aug 5, 2025

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Former President Harry Truman grins at President Lyndon Johnson during the Medicare/Medicaid bill signing ceremony It’s Your Birthday Medicaid, Chin Up! (1965), A Night at the Opera in the Infield (1925), Who Won the Civil War, Anyway? (1900), Candidate Reagan Shows His True Colors (1980), Robert Purvis, Fighter for Justice (1810), The Jury Knew Right from Wrong

Two Immigrant First Amendment Heroes Separated by Three Centuries

Dave Lindorff ThisCantBeHappening!
Rumeysa Ozturk and John Peter Zenger are book ends to the history of the First Amendment — the one that guarantees freedom of speech, association, religion, the right to petition for redress of grievances and freedom of the press.
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