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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoBorn enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist,...
Famous birthdays for June 14: Boy George, Lang Lang
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoBoy George attends the Fashion Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London on December 2, 2019. The singer turns 63 on June 14. File Photo by Rune...
Today-History-Jun05
The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022 via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 months agoToday in History for June 5: On this date: In 754, St. Boniface died. He was known as the apostle of Germany for his missionary work in Europe. Boniface, an English Benedictine monk, was martyred ...
On This Day, March 20: U.S. begins invasion of Iraq
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoAn Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18 Hornet into position to be launched from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman...
Today in History: March 20, Lyle and Erik Menendez convicted of the murder of their parents
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoOn March 20, 1996, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in...
When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoAt the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young...
Patricia Cornwell's 6 favorite books to read over and over again
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoPatricia Cornwell. When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission....
Meet the movie that’s dividing us. Is ‘Sound of Freedom’ a masterpiece or a mess? | Opinion
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoI expected to hate “Sound of Freedom.” That’s the anti-human-trafficking movie that’s been described...
Is America’s Largest City Also Its Most Misunderstood?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoGettyShe may have made Queen Victoria weep, written the best-selling book of the 19th century, and...
Illinois legislation seeks pledge from public and school libraries against ‘banning’ books
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago“These efforts to ban reading materials have nothing to do with books, they are about restricting...
