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Category: American Society
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How has desegregation failed our schools? How do we learn from those failures without ignoring the successes?
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The engaging and untold stories of fifteen prominent same-sex couples who defied cultural norms and made signifcant contributions to American history.
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Kate Whouley remembers her mother, and acknowledges the power of forgetting.
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In the wake of President Obama's "evolution" on marriage equality, we're collecting reactions from our authors. Rodger Streitmatter, author of Outlaw Marriages: The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples Obama’s announcement is absolutely huge. I think it will go down in history as an instance when a president had the courage to throw his weight behind…
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In an interview with ABC News yesterday, President Barack Obama announced his support for marriage equality. Here are a few reactions from our authors: A landmark day! A joy to tweet/His evolution is complete/Go forth & wed, all "I do's" equal/Don't-ask-don't-tell gets gutsy sequel — Elinor Lipman (@ElinorLipman) May 10, 2012 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Jay Michaelson calls Obama's…
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Bill and Rick Ayers call on us to show our teachers appreciation by helping them do what they do best.
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When our high-stakes testing regime discourages learning, who is really the failure?
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It is not a requirement that you be a Red Sox fan to work at Beacon Press, but it let’s just say that it helps. There are many Fenway faithful around our offices, and we are fans who must live with the complicated, not always admirable, history of our favorite team. And, ten years ago, we…
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How many times can a president lie in one speech? And if those false statements violate criminal law, how can we hold him accountable?
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In the early evening of April 4th, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His lifelong philosophy of nonviolence and dedication to economic and social justice moved the nation. The King Legacy Series website has many resources available, including teachers guides and biographies of King and the scholars involved with the…
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