AltWeeklies Wire
Wings of a Dovenew
OK, they were pigeons, but the onslaught of birds brought a congregation to serve a church that needed their help -- and yours, too.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-03-2007 |
History
New Info Uncovered on Campaign to Crush the Progressive Minersnew
Bombings, shootings, and other violence were common during the labor strife of the 1930s, when two unions battled for supremacy in the central Illinois coalfields.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
06-21-2007 |
History
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Pop Rocksnew
This Father's Day, remember the best of Dad's musical generation.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
06-14-2007 |
History
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Jazz Rescuersnew
Archivists battle time, neglect and Hurricane Katrina to preserve New Orleans' musical history and landmarks.
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Hiding Out in Sacramento in 1967new
The Summer of Love was centered in San Francisco, but California's Central Valley got its share of hippies, trippers and Panthers, too.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
06-07-2007 |
History
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Civilization in Three Actsnew
The Virginia Historical Society reminds us that you can mind your own business, but the next thing you know, Europeans are everywhere.
Style Weekly |
Carrie Culpepper |
05-24-2007 |
History
Card Shark: National Postcard Weeknew
Deltiologist Donald Brown gets ready to show off nearly a million postcards.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
05-08-2007 |
History
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Tuskegee Airman Lewis Lynch: An Appreciationnew
The lasting legacy of a native son.
Riverfront Times |
Paul Friswold |
04-13-2007 |
History
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Grove of Dreamsnew
The life and times of orange picker-turned-big leaguer Jesse Flores.
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Desegregating Pasadena's Public Schoolsnew
The story of a group of parents who fought all the way to the Supreme Court to change education forever.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
04-09-2007 |
History
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The Link Between Honest Abe and George W.new
The Walkers were kin to man who helped put Lincoln in the White House.
Illinois Times |
Roger Hughes |
04-05-2007 |
History
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Bush's Slavesnew
Records show the Walker branch of President George W. Bush's family, which settled in central Illinois, included slave owners.
Illinois Times |
Roger Hughes |
04-05-2007 |
History
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Monks, Devils and Quakers in the 1800'snew
The lurid life and times of George Lippard, Philadelphia's original best-selling author.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Edward Pettit |
03-27-2007 |
History
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The Irish Orphan Abductionnew
A tale of race, religion and lawlessness in the turn-of-the-century Southwest.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
03-14-2007 |
History
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The JFP Interview with 'Mark Twain'new
Hal Holbrook has been playing Mark Twain for more than 40 years. On the eve of his first performance in Jackson since the '70s, he talks about race, the press and, of course, Mark Twain.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-09-2007 |
History
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