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In 'Freewater' Amina Luqman-Dawson Uses YA Fiction to Dive Deep Into Black History | Book of the DayToday, the Great Dismal Swamp is a National Wildlife Refuge stretching between Virginia and North Carolina. But from the late 1600s to the Civil War, indigenous peoples and slaves sought refuge from persecution in the sprawling forested wetland.
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It's been 28 years since Apartheid ended in South Africa, but the country's people are still wrestling with the aftermath of segregationist policies.
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Today we have two nonfiction books that touch on a bygone era of Hollywood some refer to as its "Golden Age."
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Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese intelligence officer during World War II, stationed on a small island in the Philippines.
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In Sudhir Venkatesh's The Tomorrow Game, two teenagers on Chicago's South Side face each other in a story that conveys the pressures and motivations boys face when buying guns.
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Beach resorts are a favorite when it comes to travel destinations. But behind the infinity pools and the all-inclusive deals, these massive resorts are taking a toll on the environment and on local communities, says Sarah Stodola, author of The Last Resort.
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Today, two takes on stories we tell to make ourselves feel better and the consequences of believing them.
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Four strangers sitting in the reading room of the Boston Public Library suddenly hear a woman's piercing scream.
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Patriarch Leo Chao is murdered at his restaurant at the beginning of Lan Samantha Chang's new novel The Family Chao.
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Author Emma Straub has written a book about family dynamics and the mess and love that comes with them in All Adults Here.
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There is a common hurdle for many first generation immigrants: feeling out of place. Whether that's in school, speaking a different language, or living through parents' expectations.
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Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker are old enough to remember Jim Crow in the South. But they recognize the part of the country they grew up in for both its flaws and its significant role in the history of the country.