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July 19, 2022
Zoot Suit Riots of 1943
The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 occurred at a time when it was unpatriotic to wear certain materials that defied the war effort narrative, causing friction between minorities who wore zoot suits and servicemen who were offended.
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July 18, 2022
History of Yosemite National Park
Yosemite national park consists of 1,187 square miles in California, 95% of which is designated remote wilderness. Every year as many as five million visitors come to see a small sliver of Yosemite Valley.
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July 8, 2022
Internment of Japanese Americans During WWII
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, FDR signed executive order 9066 leading to the Internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans until nearly six months after WWII ended.
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July 5, 2022
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was caused by the ideological differences between Congress and the president during the post-civil war reconstruction era.
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July 1, 2022
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly is a Navajo Nation-owned and operated national park with over 83,000 acres and a continuous lineage of Native American inhabitation.
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June 29, 2022
Poor People’s Campaign
After MLK’s assassination, his vision for the Poor People’s Campaign of civil rights was brought to reality during a six-week protest in Washington D.C., resulting in clashes with police, arrests, and little in the way of resolution.
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June 20, 2022
Orangeburg Massacre: South Carolina’s Deadly Struggle for Civil Rights
The widely underreported Orangeburg Massacre caused by a South Carolina bowling alley owner who refused entry to blacks would result in three dead and many more injured by police.
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