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A history book that isn't: Finding a way to teach racism to a new generation

A history book that isn't: Finding a way to teach racism to a new generation

Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi team up to investigate the history of racist ideas through a narrative that's aimed at young adult readers. It's called: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
by Elissa Nadworny

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Work set to begin to preserve historic dam in southeast Minnesota

Work set to begin to preserve historic dam in southeast Minnesota

After more than a decade of planning, and lobbying, and waiting, work will soon begin on rehabilitating and strengthening a landmark dam in southeast Minnesota.
by Andrew Krueger

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They Believed: Cesar Chavez on working conditions of farm laborers

They Believed: Cesar Chavez on working conditions of farm laborers

In 1984, labor leader Cesar Chavez gave a speech about the deplorable conditions farm workers lived with; it was one that he knew would shock his audience. Chavez’s speechwriter and confidante, Mark Grossman, looks back at his friend’s legacy of storytelling and activism.
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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Concert asks Duluth to confront a 100-year-old lynching

Concert asks Duluth to confront a 100-year-old lynching

Sunday marks the 100th day before the 100th anniversary of a gruesome chapter in Duluth's history. On June 15, 1920, a white mob hanged three black men from a downtown lamppost after they were falsely accused of raping a white woman. Several events are being planned this year to acknowledge the tragedy, beginning with a concert this weekend.
by Dan Kraker

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StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
by Emma Bowman and Mia Warren

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APM Reports documentary, 'Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.'

APM Reports documentary, 'Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.'

APM Reports documentary, “Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.” History shows slavery helped build many U.S. colleges and universities.

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Author Margot Lee Shetterly speaks about 'Hidden Figures' like Katherine Johnson of NASA

Author Margot Lee Shetterly speaks about 'Hidden Figures' like Katherine Johnson of NASA

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race," was the Distinguished Carlson Lecturer at the University of Minnesota on Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Strike slavery clause from Minnesota’s constitution, officials urge

Strike slavery clause from Minnesota’s constitution, officials urge

Language in the state constitution still allows for slavery as punishment for a crime. On Thursday, Minnesota lawmakers, along with St. Paul’s police chief, called for that language to be purged by voters.
by Tim Nelson

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