Music is supposed to transcend the mundane and horrific. Yet it has also served as an accompaniment to torture and punishment.
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Texas' most famous statesman, Sam Houston, was a slave owner who opposed the Confederacy. But white Texans tend to omit…
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This benefit, together with other features of the latest relief package, may greatly reduce child poverty.
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