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The Continuing Relevance of Frederick Douglass

Douglass is best-known for his role in the abolitionist movement that helped end slavery. But much of his thought is also relevant to contemporary issues.

Reason

Paco Rabanne, ‘space-age’ fashion designer dies at 88

Born Francisco Rabaneda y Cuervo in 1934, the future designer fled the Spanish Basque country at age 5 during the Spanish Civil War and took the name of Paco Rabanne.

Chicago Sun-Times

After DRC, Pope Francis takes peace mission to South Sudan

Pope Francis on Friday arrived in South Sudan – a country hit by civil war and extreme poverty – for a three-day visit to spread the message of peace and reconciliation.

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Spy balloons: what are they and why are they still being used?

The idea emerged during the French revolutionary wars, so what is their appeal now, in the age of the satellite?

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar's military takeover falters

Global news headlines this month will be focused on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which falls on Feb 24. This external aggression, where a bigger state unilaterally takes territory from a smaller neighbour by force, can be juxtaposed to an internal subjugation in Myanmar, where a military…

Bangkok Post

Military places restive areas of Myanmar under martial law

Martial law has been declared in several areas of military-run Myanmar, a day after authorities announced that a state of emergency has been extended throughout the country, which is wracked by violence that some U.N. experts have described as a civil war

The Independent UK

A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality – 5 essential reads

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

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Myanmar: two years after the military seized power the country is mired in a bloody civil war – but there are grounds for optimism

Two years on from the latest military coup that deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, what began as a wave of national protest against the army’s power grab has descended into outright civil war.

The Conversation

Rights groups say Myanmar military is increasing air attacks

Human rights monitoring groups say Myanmar’s military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with deadly results to try to crush stiff armed resistance, two years after it seized power and plunged the country into a prolonged civil war

The Independent UK

Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward

Ronna McDaniel has become the longest serving leader of the Republican National Committee since the Civil War

The Independent UK

Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy 'tee-gate' footage emerges online

Golf's civil war continued to unfold in front of the media glare on Tuesday

Belfast Live

Russia installs anti-aircraft missiles on key Moscow buildings in sabotage fears

The missile systems have been set up on Russian government and political buildings, plus VIP homes in a sign of Kremlin paranoia over civil war breaking out over war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Proud Boys expecting 'civil war' before Jan. 6, witness says

A witness at the Capitol riot trial of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says that the month before the riot, members of the far-right extremist group were growing increasingly angry about the outcome of the 2020 election and were expecting a “civil war."

The Independent UK

Teegate! Golf’s US bad boy ‘throws tee’ at Rory McIlroy as split in sport turns nasty

PGA Tour loyalist McIlroy ignored LIV Golf’s Reed’s attempts to say hello on the practice range amid golf’s ongoing civil war

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Donald Trump accused of 'cheating at highest level' at golf and has humiliating nickname

Donald Trump has been bragging about his 'strength and stamina' to win in his latest golf tournament, but his rivals have accused him of kicking his ball forward and throwing his opponents' in bunker

Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands of letters — some sent from Chicago nearly 2 centuries ago — up for auction

One piece of mail on the block features faded red fountain pen looping across an envelope mailed in 1833 from Chicago to Connecticut. Another is an envelope from the 1860s with the words “Death to Traitors” stamped in one corner — which showed support for the North during the Civil…

The Independent UK

Confederate general's remains moved to Virginia hometown

The remains of a Confederate general unearthed from beneath a monument at the center of a Virginia intersection have been reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown

Tribune News Service

Bill Torpy: History Center’s film on Stone Mountain a view to the present

The Atlanta History Center’s new documentary about Stone Mountain has lots of grainy black-and-white film of the Ku Klux Klan rallying atop the big rock.

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The Independent UK

HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of one of first battles of 17th century English Civil War

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire

The Guardian - UK

‘Better than finding gold’: towers’ remains may rewrite history of English civil war

Archaeologists say finding medieval gatehouse at Coleshill was ‘real shock’ and ‘highlight of our careers’

Daily Mirror

HS2 uncovers 'secret' English Civil War battle unknown to history in astonishing find

The astonishing discovery was made along the route of the HS2 high-speed rail line in Warwickshire earlier this month with experts finding more than 200 pistol and musket ball marks on the remains of a medieval gatehouse

The Independent UK

HS2 archaeologists find scars of early Civil War skirmish

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire.

Salon

A civil war of "Heroic" Mexican military

David Zonana's latest film is an indictment on the power imblance that forces Mexican men to turn on their own

The Conversation

South Carolina's execution by firing squad: The last reenactment of the Civil War?

Americans have an appetite for reenacting the past, especially the battles of the U.S. Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. Every year, in an effort to relive something of the nation’s bloodiest war, thousands don blue and gray uniforms and gather on fields where the distant echoes…

Tribune News Service

New legislative push begins to end Confederate Heroes Day as an official Texas holiday

AUSTIN, Texas — Two days after the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, stood inside the state Capitol and reminded those in attendance that Texas would soon celebrate a holiday honoring the Confederacy.

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