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As America goes into its 55th presidential election, we should remember that there might have been only one if we hadn’t had the only original candidate on Earth who could do the job. Read >>
George Henry Sharpe’s Bureau of Military Information helped win the Civil War, and is especially worth remembering today. Read >>
One of his least-known contributions to modern life is also one of his most important. Read >>
An early arrest proved no deterrent to a thug named Gotti. Read >>
Like the nation it covers, American Heritage was revolutionary at its birth. And, like that nation’s story, ours is a real cliffhanger. Read >>
From The Souls of Black Folk to The New Jim Crow, these texts are essential for anyone trying to understand the black experience in America.  Read >>

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