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An enslaved African American in South Carolina did the unthinkable, writing his name on the walls of his vessels—and forever inscribing history.

From the 1880s to the 1930s, hundreds of Wild West shows encouraged white audiences to view Native American culture as a rapidly vanishing curiosity.

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Significant political changes in three major global cities fueled experimentation with laissez-faire economics, which had peculiar effects on the meat market.

Mau used traditional skills to guide a canoe from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti, sharing his navigational knowledge with others to keep the wayfinding traditions alive.

A 1970s radio format geared towards the "feminine psyche" featured musical rearrangements with softer and gentler styles of the day's hits.

The diversification of talent on American variety shows obscured the reality of race relations in the United States during the Cold War.

Raised as a servant girl, Lai Ngan grew up to become a cigar maker, own a boarding house, and run grocery stores in the American Southwest.