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On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.”
The New York Times hailed Marian Anderson as “one of the great singers of our time.”
Walter White was an African American civil rights activist from Atlanta, Georgia.
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The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.
La excepcional vida y carrera de la estrella puertorriqueña del beisbol Roberto Clemente.
Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana.
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