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Jump into U.S. history instead of skydiving
In colonial Virginia in 1654, a black man named John Casor became an answer to this trivia question: Who was the first man in the colonies to be legally declared a slave by the courts? But the more interesting trivia question concerns Anthony Johnson,...
Tags: The Herald-Mail, U.S. Congress, John Hancock, Skydiving, Air and Aviation Sports
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Called out to return
“Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”—Mark 5:19. We are all still feeling pretty green these days. St. Patrick’s Day makes everyone celebrate even the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Republic of Ireland
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Early choices spawned slavery in Virginia
From the beginning, the first Africans who began arriving in Virginia in 1619 faced a harder life than the white indentured servants whose labors they shared. Singled out by religion and the color of their skin, they were seen very early on as...Tags: Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Social Issues
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Letters to the Editor - March 17
Lincoln most certainly would not be a Democrat To the editor: Screenwriter Tony Kushner, for the movie “Lincoln,” and Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the book “Team of Rivals,” on which the movie was based, suggested that if...Tags: Agriculture, U.S. Congress, Abraham Lincoln, Conservation, Bankruptcy
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Pakistan, James Stewart, Murder, Al-Qaeda, Gun Control
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'Django Unchained' to be shown in China
Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" will debut in China on April 11, marking the first time a film by the writer-director will screen in that nation. The violent western, a box office hit for its backers Sony Pictures Entertainment and The...Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Leonardo DiCaprio, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz
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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...Tags: Population and Census, Culture, Spain, George Washington Carver, Demographics
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Center Stage sets sights on joy, fun
For his first full season as Center Stage artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah focused on works that could spark conversation about a variety of heady issues. Midway through that season, he has unveiled a very different theme for the next one. "If this...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Yale Repertory Theatre, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Theater, Abraham Lincoln
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Harriet Tubman park to be on land she worked as a slave
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad will be remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in...
Tags: Wildlife, Harriet Tubman, Transportation, Travel, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad was remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage...
Tags: Wildlife, Harriet Tubman, Transportation, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Dorchester County
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Why we need the liberal arts It is essential to nurture creators and inventors if our society is to thrive
Aspects of recent debates about the value of a liberal arts education, its usefulness and its appropriateness strike a familiar and disturbing historical chord. Our nation's brightest students, contemplating the dedication of four years to the highest...
Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Arts and Culture, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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Stephen Colbert slams Supreme Court on Voting Rights Act
After taking on campaign finance with his super PAC last year, Stephen Colbert appears to have moved on to a new favorite cause: voting rights. As the host explained Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” he’s “personally...Tags: Elections, Antonin Scalia, Voting, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Stephen Colbert
Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013
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Mar 3, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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