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New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader

New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader

In the civil rights struggle, Whitney Young Jr. was overshadowed by his larger-than-life peer, Martin Luther King Jr. But Young's penetration of white-dominated corporate boardrooms and the Oval Office over three administrations was critical to the movement. Working with leaders within the system, including three presidents, made him a target of criticism by those who wanted a more aggressive path to racial equality.

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A glimpse downstairs at America's Downton Abbey

A glimpse downstairs at America's Downton Abbey

If the Crawley family of "Downton Abbey" were American, they would summer at Newport. The wild stateside success of the British drama about post-Edwardian aristocrats and their live-in help has piqued interest in the life of servants in the Gilded Age mansions of the seaside city.

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King Richard III's remains found under parking lot

King Richard III's remains found under parking lot

On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of Richard III from anonymity - and the monarch's fans hope a revival of his reputation will soon follow.

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Expert sought for online Minn. encyclopedia

Have an encyclopedic knowledge Minnesota history? The state Historical Society is hunting for an editor for an online encyclopedia of the state that's in the works.

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1963 at 50: A year's tumult echoes still

1963 at 50: A year's tumult echoes still

A new year was just beginning -- an extraordinary year, in which so much would change. George Wallace said "segregation forever!" -- the same year the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. The US and the Soviet Union signed a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and "The Feminine Mystique" catalyzed the women's movement. At the center of it all was the Kennedy administration.

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Minnesota Sounds & Voices: Dean McFarlane, last in a line of stone carvers

Minnesota Sounds & Voices: Dean McFarlane, last in a line of stone carvers

Dean McFarlane is a 10th-generation master stone carver. His great-grandfather started the Minneapolis-based family stone carving company in 1916. But the line ends with McFarlane: There are no family members waiting in the wings to become master stone carvers.
by Dan Olson

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Photos: Stone cutting, from buildings to the curling rink

Photos: Stone cutting, from buildings to the curling rink

Dean McFarlane is a 10th-generation master stone carver. His great-grandfather started the Minneapolis-based family stone carving company in 1916. But the line ends with McFarlane: There are no family members waiting in the wings to become master stone carvers.

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Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation's midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimpse into years gone by.

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