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A young Black woman with light brown skin smiles broadly with her arms folded in front of her. She is wearing a white shirt and casual hairstyle typical for 1940s women.

The Labor Activist Who Unionized Thousands and Fought For Equality

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The Giant Coca-Cola Sign is Getting Torn Down

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Frederick Douglass’ ‘Lessons’ Resound in the Contemporary Moment

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the Bay Area’s Haunted History?

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Celebrate Halloween With Bay Area Ghost Stories and ... Gory Mini Golf?

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Scared for Planet Earth? This Time-Traveling Map May Provide Comfort

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California's First Licensed Female Architect Built Lavishly, Lived Simply

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Rediscovering the Social and Spiritual Legacy of Oakland's Black Jazz Records

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A Wild Monkey Chase: Do Ken Kesey’s LSD-Dosed Apes Still Roam La Honda?

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Watch: A Very Weird Short Film About the History of Cats in Art at The Met

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Your Memories of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

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A Chinese-American woman wearing a black and white striped dress and broad-brimmed white hat signs a book, watched over by a white man in a suit with his hair slicked back. A besuited man of Chinese descent stands behind her, smiling.

The First Chinese-American Woman to Vote in the US Fought For Immigrants

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