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In the summer of 2014, writer Susan Rivers was busy researching historical documents in her local library when she came across something interesting. It…
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In the summer of 2014, writer Susan Rivers was busy researching historical documents in her local library when she came across something interesting. It…
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In 1866, communities across western North Carolina were forced to pick up the pieces left by the Civil War. Residents had ties to the Confederacy and the…
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In 1866, communities across western North Carolina were forced to pick up the pieces left by the Civil War. Residents had ties to the Confederacy and the…
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In the years leading up the Civil War, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was meant to be a compromise between Southern slave owners and…
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In the years leading up the Civil War, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was meant to be a compromise between Southern slave owners and…
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Virginia Christian is the only African-American juvenile woman ever executed in the state of Virginia. She was executed the day after her 17th birthday in…
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Virginia Christian is the only African-American juvenile woman ever executed in the state of Virginia. She was executed the day after her 17th birthday in…
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Having lived in San Francisco, Wagner knew what to do when an earthquake hit. Still, she was shocked when the earth underneath her began shaking. "I was…
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Writer Megan Mahew Bergman describes her newest collection of short stories as “10 years of my reading life.” Almost Famous Women (Scribner/2015) is…