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Immigrants share their stories, hopes for the future

Immigrants share their stories, hopes for the future

People from a dozen states and every corner of the world talk about how they got to America, and what they hope for. Why do people want to come here? And what are their experiences?
by MPR News Staff

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The original plan for the Mall of America was bananas

The original plan for the Mall of America was bananas

In 1985, the Triple Five Corporation pitched building the Minnesota International Center, a 10-million-square-foot complex that would include the world's largest indoor lake. A smaller version of the idea became the Mall of America.
by Tracy Mumford

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From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

Throughout his long career, Hubert Humphrey plenty of chances to speak in front of crowds - and the gusto with which he did made him Minnesota's most famous orator.
by Sara Porter

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Universities confront painful past and ties to slavery

Universities confront painful past and ties to slavery

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president of Harvard University Drew Gilpin Faust say universities and other institutions need to come to terms with their complicity in slavery, and seek ways to make amends.
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From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.
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How the U.S.-Mexico border was created, changed and enforced

How the U.S.-Mexico border was created, changed and enforced

Historian Rachel St. John gives some context for the deepening controversy over the sovereignty of the US borders, in particular the border with Mexico.
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A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

When Gov. Mark Dayton was asked about speculation that he might resign before his term ends, he referred to this story from 40 years ago.
by Cody Nelson

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The legacy of the CIA in Laos

The legacy of the CIA in Laos

Joshua Kurlantzick's new book, "A Great Place to Have a War," explores the CIA's role in military operations in Laos in the 1960s and 70s.
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Tracing African-American history, success following slavery

Tracing African-American history, success following slavery

This episode of the APM Reports "Historically Black" series shares the stories of some ancestors of slaves prospering in the years that followed emancipation.
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