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Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide

Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide

As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers have been careful to present it as a commemoration, not a celebration. That's because when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, it was mostly white women who benefited.
by The Associated Press

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What to learn from pandemics of the past

What to learn from pandemics of the past

Medical science has grown by leaps and bounds in the past century. Despite that, the COVID-19 pandemic proves that viruses and bacteria can still surprise us and turn into major health crises. We turn to a medical historian to discuss the limits of scientific knowledge and the role of humans, past and present, in the spread of a disease.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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An atomic bomb survivor on her journey from revenge to peace

An atomic bomb survivor on her journey from revenge to peace

It's been 75 years since the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with Koko Kondo, who was an infant when one of those bombs was dropped on Hiroshima.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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President Lyndon B. Johnson's 'We shall overcome' speech for passage of Voting Rights Act

President Lyndon B. Johnson's 'We shall overcome' speech for passage of Voting Rights Act

To mark the 55th anniversary of the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, hear a personal and impassioned televised speech he gave to Congress, often remembered as his "We shall overcome" speech.
by MPR News Staff

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What does it mean to be a woman in America today?

What does it mean to be a woman in America today?

August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment. We will explore the role of women in the United States now and over the last century through conversations about voting, culture, politics and access to power.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Humankind documentary: Judicial Independence

Humankind documentary: Judicial Independence

Have our courts – intended by America’s founders to be an independent arbiter of justice – turned into another political battlefield? Are today’s judges mere “politicians in robes?” The appointment of judges looms large as we head toward Election Day. This program reconstructs the wild history of how we got into this dilemma, which has left bitter feelings on all sides.
by MPR News Staff

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Humankind documentary: The Right to Vote — a history of voting rights in America

Humankind documentary: The Right to Vote — a history of voting rights in America

Humankind documentary, “The Right to Vote: a history of voting rights in America,” explores the long and controversial history of America's decisions about who gets to vote.
by MPR News Staff

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In his own words: John Lewis on civil rights and his life's work

In his own words: John Lewis on civil rights and his life's work

This hour, we remember Rep. John Lewis by listening to his own words. Lewis spoke at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival about civil rights, equal justice and his life’s work. He died on Friday, at the age of 80.
by MPR News Staff

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