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The pro-cremation movement of the nineteenth century battled religious tradition, not to mention the specter of mass graves during epidemics.

In states transitioning from authoritarianism to democracy, resistance to police abuses can make or break the larger democratic project, explains one social scientist.

The idea of a virtual Eucharist may feel at odds with Catholic tradition, but it has deep roots in the church’s history.

Before the French Revolution, professional models were salaried professionals. That would all change in the nineteenth century.

The New York Public Library presented the city with the gift of its own "missing sounds" during the coronavirus crisis.

Honoring the scientists, poets, activists, doctors, and librarians--those we know and those we don't.

The editor of the lesbian feminist magazine Sinister Wisdom talked to us about lesbian print culture, feminist collectives, and revolution.

The emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. took place over a protracted period. The articles in this curated list dig into the complicated history.

Reports in the underground press demonstrate how Juneteenth has been celebrated as both a social and political gathering in the twentieth century.