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Broken Promises And Black Revolutionary War Soldiers - What were the promises made by the Continental and British armies to the thousands of Black soldiers during the American Revolution and what were the the actual outcomes of those promises? Through the Black soldier experiences, we uncover the broken promises, the United States’ paradoxical commitment to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and the fight for abolition that followed the Revo

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Broken Promises And Black Revolutionary War Soldiers

What did the Continental and British armies promise to the Black Revolutionary soldiers?

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What Does It Take to be a Federally Recognized Tribe?

What happened to the Indians who stayed after the 1830 Indian Removal Act?

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How History Ignored Women in Baseball

Did you know that women have been playing baseball for nearly as long as men?

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What is the Conway Effect and What Does It Reveal About Society?

A transgender woman is largely to thank for the tech in today's computers

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The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Black-owned banks were going to close the racial wealth gap—so what happened?

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The Black Explorer Erased From History

In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school.

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Why Was Utah The First State for Women to Vote In?

The surprising role polygamy played in the history of Utah women's suffrage.

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How did a VA hospital became a civil rights battleground?

How did the Tuskegee VA Hospital spark the fury of the KKK?

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How A Supreme Court Case Redefined Whiteness

What does this case, United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, tell us about the larger history of race?

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How Urban Renewal and a Sports Arena Wiped Out This Japantown

How urban renewal and a dubious Olympic bid destroyed one the oldest Japantowns in the US.

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How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?

How Alabama's first all-Black municipality has fought to survive for 125 years.

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How Two Free Black Women Upended the Religious Establishment

The story of Rebecca Cox Jackson and Rebecca Perot, two free Black women in the 19th century.

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In the Margins covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.