Carolyn Bryant Donham, left, reads newspaper accounts of the Emmett Till murder trial in 1955.
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by Davis W. Houck, Florida State University
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by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College
Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic ridership losses to traffic congestion, fare evasion and...
by Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan
Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month – a time to learn about the history, culture and contributions of...
Women listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.
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by Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first...
Indianapolis debuted a bus rapid transit system with 60-foot articulated electric buses in 2019.
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by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College
Public transit in the...
by Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University
In an otherwise normal football season, two California high schools abruptly canceled the remainder of their games for...
by Stefan M. Bradley, Amherst College
Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
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by Samuel Perry, Baylor University
In the run-up to the U.S. midterm elections, some politicians continue to ride the wave of what’s known as “Christian...
by Woody Holton, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those...
