Confederate Statues In Charlottesville Removed Four Years After Deadly Rally
The city of Charlottesville removes two Confederate statues that made national headlines in 2017 during the "Unite The Right" rally.
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Cancel Culture Debate Has Early '90s Roots: Political Correctness
As the debate over cancel culture grows, NPR's Ari Shapiro takes a look back at a similar phenomenon in the early 1990s: the moral panic over political correctness.
Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally To Be Removed Saturday
Statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed in the Virginia city almost four years after the deadly Unite the Right rally.
How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement
The Comstock Act, which passed in 1873, virtually outlawed contraception. In The Man Who Hated Women, author Amy Sohn writes about the man behind the law — and the women prosecuted under it.
The Deadliest Fire In American History Happened In A Place You Wouldn't Expect
The deadliest fire in American history was in a place many don't associate with wildfire: Northeast Wisconsin. The warming climate is amplifying the risk of more major fires outside the Western U.S.
How A Medieval City Dealing With The Black Death Invented Quarantine
The wealthy merchant city of Dubrovnik, in present-day Croatia, had a problem. The Black Death was killing much of Europe, but Dubrovnik didn't want to lock down and lose business.
A 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Supports Neanderthals' Creativity
Scientists have discovered a giant deer toe bone, engraved by Neanderthals — a hint that our ancient cousins had conceptual imagination.
Unpacking The 100-Year History Of The Chinese Communist Party
As the Chinese Communist Party turns 100 this month, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with historian Andy B. Liu about the mark it's made on the country.
Capitalism Has Become An Ideology In Today's America. Here's How It Happened
What started as an economic system has become an all-encompassing force. That wasn't inevitable. NPR's Throughline examines a project that has taken hundreds of years — and is still developing.
Frederick Douglass' Descendants Read From 'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?'
Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 169 years ago.