A 15-year-old Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who dreamed of attending West Point but died helping classmates escape. A precocious 16-year-old girl ready to head to college and "change the world." And a high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield students.
They were among the 17 students and staff shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. Read More...
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On the morning of May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving Black community. By noon on June 1, it wasn’t. Over the course of roughly 24 hours, a White mob, set off by a dubious accusation and abetted by members of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma National Guard, obliterated the uniquely prosperous area beloved as Black Wall Street. Read More...