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August 10, 2016 (August 9, 2016)

Fannie Barrier Williams celebrated

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Progressive Era activist and reformer Fannie Barrier Williams was one of the most prominent educated African American women of her generation. A new effort to honor the woman who was a prominent spokesperson […]

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July 30, 2016 (July 20, 2016)

Happy birthday, Eugene Kinckle Jones

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Social activist and influential executive secretary of the National Urban League Eugene Kinckle Jones was born on July 30, 1885. Felix L. Armfield‘s biography Eugene Kinckle Jones: The National Urban League […]

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July 28, 2016 (July 27, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: Women’s Work

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Well, less than 100 years after women won the right to vote, one of them is running for the White as the nominee of a major political party. Tonight, Hillary […]

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July 21, 2016 (July 20, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: Sounds of Joy

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The UIP catalog includes an immense store of knowledge about American music. We don’t publish blog posts on Sunday morning, so we’re taking this beautiful Thursday to point the way […]

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July 20, 2016 (July 11, 2016)

Release Party: A Cole Porter Companion

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If Harold Arlen built a reputation for chronicling love on the rocks, Cole Porter gained lasting fame and the adulation of a grateful culture for his celebrations of successful romance. […]

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July 16, 2016 (July 18, 2016)

The Socialist Mayor and the Industrialist

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Frank Zeidler transformed Milwaukee during his three terms as mayor of the Wisconsin city. However, the kind of change that Zeidler, a member of the Socialist Party of America, brought […]

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July 8, 2016 (July 6, 2016)

You the Mancini

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Successful beyond belief in his chosen trade of making soundtrack music, Henry Mancini also enjoyed good fortune (made one, too) with forays into the pop charts. When he hit, he […]

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July 1, 2016 (April 28, 2017)

200 Years of Illinois: Black Hawk Eternal

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Lorado Taft was at the height of his powers when he created The Eternal Indian, the towering concrete statue that watches over the Rock River in Lowden State Park near Oregon. […]

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June 30, 2016 (June 29, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: The Story of the Smiths

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Often overlooked in the literature written about American families, the Smiths of Western New York nonetheless have a claim over the Rockefellers and Adamses and all the other subjects of […]

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June 27, 2016

Modern Masters of Science Fiction series recognized by Locus

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The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners of the 2016 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Seattle WA. Some fantastic books were honored including Letters to Tiptree, edited […]

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June 15, 2016 (June 13, 2016)

The Word Warrior and the Greatest

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Richard Durham’s varied career reflected his work ethic and tireless dedication to the many causes that drew him in. Putting aside his community and labor organizing, Durham’s writing included stints […]

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June 14, 2016

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography honored

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Since its initial publication, Michael Hicks‘s book The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography has attracted raves for telling the fascinating inside story of the beloved American institution. We are pleased […]

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