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Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and attorney Ben Crump talk to Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about their plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD and other government agencies.
by Leila Fadel and Shelby Hawkins

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1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals

1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals

In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family.
by Sandhya Dirks

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Newly-released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals ship's haunting interior

Newly-released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals ship's haunting interior

The Titanic's rust-caked bow, an officer's cabin and a promenade window are part of the never-before-seen footage of the shipwreck site, which continues to slowly vanish 12,500 feet below the waves.
by Emily Olson

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St. Paul's historic Justus Ramsey House is coming down. Slowly.

St. Paul's historic Justus Ramsey House is coming down. Slowly.

The 171-year-old stone house at the center of a preservation battle with a St. Paul restauranteur is coming down. But in a good way, carefully, with an eye toward reconstructing it on another site.
by Tim Nelson

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Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

It wasn’t a charm, but the third time — a third sinking — is what finally sealed the fate of the sailing vessel Nucleus in 1869. Now, searchers have found the wreck of the Nucleus, surprisingly intact, in the depths of Lake Superior.
by Tim Nelson

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Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal

Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal

Plans are in the works to take apart and eventually rebuild St. Paul’s historic Justus Ramsey House at a different site on West Seventh Street. The agreement, which includes public money, came after a judge on Tuesday halted the building’s demolition.
by MPR News Staff

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