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Lilo Heller, 94: Holocaust victim and citizen of the world
February 18, 2015Lilo Heller, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Germany in 1921 and witnessed the rise of Nazism.
Read moreA lynching in New Orleans
February 18, 2015How recent these events! How deeply seared in living human memory!
Read moreToday in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
February 13, 2015Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
Read moreToday in African American history: An important birthday
February 12, 2015What you may not realize is that the founding of the NAACP took place, significantly on Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthdate, in 1909.
Read moreBuffalo Tiger, Miccosukee Indian rights warrior passes on
February 12, 2015As a Native leader, his advocacy contributed to hallmarks not just for his own tribe but for others throughout the wide expanse of Indian Country.
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