How the Civil Rights Movement Worked

How the Civil Rights Movement Worked

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The Life and Afterlife of Casimir Pulaski

Pulaski is often built up into an almost mythic figure who represents patriotism, bravery, freedom, independence, and the U.S. as a melting pot. a nation of immigrants. But there’s also a very different version of his story. Research: “Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 29 M ...  Show more

SYMHC Classics: Redpath Murders

This 2022 episode covers the 1901 discovery of Ada Maria Redpath and her son Jocelyn Clifford dead in their home. What exactly happened between the two of them is something we will likely never understand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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