Jacksonville celebrates 125th anniversary of 'Black National Anthem' and native sons
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...
Iowa kids, and politicians, need to know civics — and also compromise | Opinion
For instance, Abraham Lincoln learned from a man, Edwin Stanton, who treated him poorly; that's harder to imagine today, ...
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Iowa kids, and politicians, need to know civics — and also compromise | Opinion
Gov. Kim Reynolds this month introduced legislation to improve students’ understanding of civics education. Reynolds’ bill would require high school students to score 60% or higher on the U.S ...
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Jacksonville celebrates 125th anniversary of 'Black National Anthem' and native sons
It was 125 years ago that 500 Jacksonville school children at Edwin M. Stanton School first performed “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" in celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on ...
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Iowa kids, and politicians, need to know civics — and also compromise | Opinion
Edwin M. Stanton served as the nation’s secretary of war under Lincoln and is credited with turning a deeply dysfunctional War Department into a high-functioning agency that helped the North win ...
Walking through history and Savannah’s stories of slavery
A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to ...