Family genealogy leads Greensburg man to ancestor's Civil War battle exploits
John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...
How to mess with Shakespeare the right way
Down the block from the U.S. Capitol, the Folger Theatre is serving up Lauren M. Gunderson’s breezily funny if eye-rollingly on-the-nose “A Room in the Castle,” a world-premiere co-production with the ...
Will CT have to pick up the pieces of U.S. Dept. of Ed. ‘overhaul’?
States are bracing for cuts to services from early childhood education to college. CT hasn't seen any disruptions, but the ...
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5 Must-Read Essays by James Baldwin
Born in Harlem, NY, in 1924, James Baldwin had a calling from a young age to be a writer and activist during the Civil Rights ...
Defense Department wipes ‘Glory’ Civil War hero from website
The Defense Department efforts to purge DEI content from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero ...
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Story of Civil War hero taken off federal website
The Defense Department efforts to purge civil rights figures from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney.
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Author William Boyd explains how Nigerian Civil War experience shaped his work
Author William Boyd has recalled how his work was shaped by an experience during the Nigerian Civil War involving “six or seven drunk soldiers with their AK-47s”. The writer, known for novels ...