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Back in 2012, "Django Unchained" shook up the film world as Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece. The film's central figure, Django (depicted memorably by Jamie Foxx) escapes his enslavement … read more

In the California heat of August 1939, the officers of the Kern County Board of Supervisors banned a new book from the public schools and libraries under their jurisdiction. Despite the book bein … read more

On a brisk April morning in 1876, spectators gathered in Washington DC's Capitol Hill district for the unveiling of the new Emancipation Memorial. It had been a decade since the end of the Ame … read more

Today marks the birth of one of Europe's most prolific 20th century political intellectuals. But which political tradition can actually claim him as their own? The era-defining German playwrig … read more

Today is a day to celebrate King's achievements - but also to heed his internationalist approach to the fight against injustice. Though Martin Luther King Jr Day is an American holiday, the man h … read more