Frederick Douglass & the fight for universal rights

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Frederick Douglass & the fight for universal rights {{8/04/2022}} Legacy of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery to become one of the leading intellectuals of his time. He advised presidents and lectured to audiences numbering in the thousands on a wide range of causes. Douglas...

Nellie Bly: investigative journalist, adventurer, and inventor

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Nellie Bly: investigative journalist, adventurer, and inventor {{08/01/2022}} The life of Nellie Bly Nellie Bly was born as Elizabeth Jane Cochran on May 5, 1864. She was born into a fairly wealthy family that owned a profitable mill in Cochran, Pennsylvania. However, Nellie’s father died when she w...

Jesse James the wild west outlaw

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Jesse James the wild west outlaw {{8/01/2022}} Jesse James’ early life Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847 in the town of Kearney, Missouri. His father Robert James and his mother Zerelda Cole James were prosperous hemp farmers who owned six slaves. Robert was also a Baptist minister, so Jesse...

Huey P. Long and the quest for power

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Huey P. Long and the quest for power {{7/28/2022}} Huey Long: the early years Huey Pierce Long was born in Winnifield Louisiana on August 30th, 1893. Winnifield was located in one of the poorest parishes (a parish is like a county) in the state, but Long’s parents, who were farmers that had livestoc...

Lizzie Borden takes an axe...

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Lizzie Borden takes an axe... {{7/27/2022}} What happened with Lizzie Borden? On August 4, 1892, police in Fall River, Massachusetts were called to the home of Andrew and Abby Borden by neighbors who heard screaming coming from inside the house. What inspectors found inside the house was a grisly sc...