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Former First Lady Michelle Obama quickly became a role model and idol for young girls around the world when she embraced the role of First Lady with...

Author Yaa Gyasi, who was born in Ghana but raised in Alabama, has had many homes. In addition to those two locations, she’s lived in Ohio,...

Social reform ran in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s blood. She was the daughter of a prominent New England minister, and sister to educators, writers,...

In the 1930s, African Americans in Texas were not allowed to vote in the Democratic Party primary. Local officials continued to turn away black...

Hannah More was born February 2, 1745, in Gloucestershire (near Bristol), England. Her father, a schoolteacher, encouraged More’s and her four...

One of the most notable authors of the 20th century, Anne Frank has become a voice for the millions of victims of the Holocaust through her diary....

Earl Warren may not be a household name, but the effects he had on our country are felt to this day. Born to a Norwegian and Swedish immigrant in...

Beth Clark, co-author of Kisses from Katie and owner of Thinkspot Communications, remarks about Katie Davis Majors in the forward to her...

Few Founding Fathers faced the tragedy, hardship, and adversity Alexander Hamilton encountered throughout his life. Unlike many of his fellow...

On April 12, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. was sent to a Birmingham, Alabama, jail, where he would spend the following eight days. The cause?...

Lin-Manuel Miranda opens his eyes, releases his grip from the metro handle, and walks through the doors of the train car as they open onto the...