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“Uncivil”: The Civil War Stories We Didn’t Learn in School
“Uncivil,” an excellent new podcast about the Civil War hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika, begins with a visit this summer to a controversial statue. It doesn’t involve Robert E. Lee or the Confederate flag, they tell us: it’s the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C., which was...- Jimi Swagger
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- Forum: The Root
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How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. After a stranger became their guardian, Rudy and Rennie North were moved to a nursing home and their property was sold. For years, Rudy North woke up at 9 a.m. and read...- Jimi Swagger
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- Forum: Higher Learning