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Robert Smalls

A Voyage to Freedom

Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate ship to escape from slavery in South Carolina.

By Meredith Good

humanities, November/December, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 6
James Meredith

The Evolution of Ole Miss

Fifty years ago, James Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi.

By Amy Lifson

humanities, November/December, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 6
USS Constitution

Fractures of 1812

Massachusetts nearly secedes during the War of 1812.

By Kevin Mahnken

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Constructing cables on the Golden Gate Bridge

Steel into Gold

A steel town in New Jersey made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.

By Edward Tenner

humanities, September/October, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 5
The Porch at Hearthside

Picture Perfect

A cache of photographs reveals the history of a historic Rhode Island house.

By Nina Markov

humanities, September/October, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 5
Asa Carter

Self-made Man

How a strident segregationist transformed into the beloved author of Little Tree.

By Kevin Mahnken

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cover of Unique Slant of Light

Southern Imagination

A new book examines centuries of art in Louisiana.

By Amy Lifson

humanities, September/October, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 5
Mount Vernon's Hotel Belvedere.

Street Sense

Walking tours of Baltimore's Mount Vernon reveal a neighborhood's literary roots and architectural gems.

By Jen Kalaidis

humanities, July/August, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 4
Simmie Knox's portrait of John Hope Franklin.

To See a Face

Simmie Knox's bumpy road from abstract artist to presidential portraitist.

 

By Henry Wiencek

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A diver examines the wreck of U-85.

Into the Deep

U-boats off the Carolina Coast were part of Germany's attack against American shipping in World War II.

By Amy Lifson

humanities, July/August, 2012, Volume 33, Issue 4