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Much of the history of the United States is told through the stories of white men. Not so in Canton, where the nation’s first ...

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First lady Melania Trump unveiled a new commemorative stamp honoring the legacy of former first lady Barbara Bush. She hosted ...

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The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress The first ... Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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Elizabeth Hays, a white woman from central North Carolina, had never been to the National Museum of African American History and Culture ... President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ...

President Donald Trump announced he won't recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” ...