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This week in history: The Tlatelolco Massacre
October 1, 2018Fifty years ago, on October 2, 1968, a horrific massacre of students and protesters took place at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas (Three Cultures Square) in the Tlatelolco housing complex in Mexico City. To this...
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First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
September 26, 2018Marlin Briscoe didn’t want to be pigeonholed simply because of stereotypes against black men.
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This week in history: The Milwaukee 14 destroy 10,000 draft files
September 24, 201850 years ago today, the "Milwaukee 14" stole the draft files of some 10,000 young men soon to be sent to Vietnam.
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‘While there is a lower class, I am in it’: Eugene Debs sedition centennial
September 21, 2018100 years have passed since Eugene Debs laid out the socialist vision of peace and justice before the courts.
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Clara Labovsky: My mother’s story
September 21, 2018Leanore (Lee) Kasten Saltz's activism started in the womb, where her mother inculcated Leanore with the mantra to "make the world a better place for all people."
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