local history

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• SOURCE: WFAE
  3/27/2020
  

  Darius Swann Changed Charlotte's School System, Local Historian Remembers

  Local historian Pamela Grundy discusses the Rev. Dr. Darius Swann who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Swann v. Charlotte - Mecklenburg Board of Education. He died on March 8, at the age of 95.

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• SOURCE: Duluth News Tribune
  3/29/2020
  

  Author of 'The Lynchings in Duluth' Broke Silence on City's Dark History

  Michael Fedo's 40-plus year old account of the public murders of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie is credited as the first complete resource on the events of June 15, 1920.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/28/2020
  

  2 Women Work to Highlight History of Slaves in Maryland Town

  One woman is a descendant of people who were enslaved in Taneytown for generations. The other woman’s ancestors belonged to the family line of the owner of those slaves.

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• 2/16/20
  

  An Interview with Historian Dr. David Dzurec of the University of Scranton

  by Jared Levinson

  The University of Scranton's History Department Chair, Dr. David Szurec discusses the ways students engage with local history through service-learning. 

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• 2/23/20
  

  A Conversation with the Eastham Historical Society

  by Jonathan Montano

  The Eastham Historical Society, a small institution on Cape Cod, discusses their archives and the importance of preserving local history.  

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• SOURCE: Perspectives on History
  9/16/19
  

  Making a People's History: Community Archives and Movement Activism in Arkansas

  by Acadia Roher

  How the Arkansas People’s History Project utilizes public history and engagement. 

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• SOURCE: Philadelphia Inquirer
  4/8/19
  

  Historical Society of Pennsylvania lays off 30 percent of its staff

  The Historical Society cited operating deficits and a lack of financial stability as the reason for the layoffs. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/18/19
  

  In the age of distraction, one small publisher keeps local history alive in sepia tones

  For more than two decades, one small publisher far from New York has been quietly rescuing remnants of history from the flames of oblivion. 

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• SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
  12-2-13
  

  'Chicago Time Machine' looks at layers of history

  Geoffrey Baer's 'Chicago Time Machine' takes deep-dish look at the past.