Civil Rights & Democracy

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (142+ words) A new traveling exhibit is now on display in Erie, highlighting Pennsylvania women who fought for the right to vote and the important role the Justice Bell played in that movement. The exhibit, “The Justice Bell and the Fight for…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago   (257+ words) Although there is a wealth of books and papers from historians discussing the causes of the Swing Riots of 1830-31, it is interesting to hear the views of those who held a position of authority in the Hampshire parishes when the…...

22+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1201+ words) Muriel Dyas, a historical reenactor, portrays Susan B. Anthony on a train ride that recreated the 1919 suffrage tour on Sunday. One of the picket signs on the historic train ride. Sandi Kloepfer of St. Louis looks outside the train window as…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (390+ words) Approaching Monkenholt, a late 18th Century, Grade II listed house just north of Chipping Barnet, I tried to imagine the scene in January 1971 when two bombs were placed outside it. Such details no doubt emerged during the ensuing criminal trial, but…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (580+ words) VICTORIA — A University of Texas at Arlington history professor will take audiences back to a pivotal moment in Texas history tonight, examining how the state systematically stripped voting rights from African Americans, Hispanic residents, and poor white people during the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (69+ words) GhanaWeb - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb the right to publish and use your content. - You allow GhanaWeb to communicate with you…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (329+ words) wyomingnews.com - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) The Wyoming Women’s History House celebrates a reenactment of Louisa Swain casting the historic official vote for a general election in 1870 to become the first female voter…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1079+ words) In the early hours of 8 September 1936, three middle-aged academics with no prior history of criminality trudged through a field, armed with petrol cans, to set fire to an RAF bombing school. This was arguably the event that placed Welsh nationalism…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (699+ words) This quiet intersection represents the close-knit, communal quality of a typical American town where local businesses serve as social hubs. The candy store, the gas station pump, and the town memorial near each intersection create opportunities to stop, chat, buy…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1362+ words) 'Young Ireland (1907)' by William Orpen (1878 – 1931), which was recently acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland. Its subject, Grace Gifford, was the bright, confident face of the emerging new Ireland. I went to see Grace Gifford during the week. At least,…...