An online database explores the nearly 36,000 slave voyages that occurred between 1514 and 1866.
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In the Western world, the U.S. is one of only one of two countries with capital punishment, and support remains strongest…
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For many centuries, Syrian society has included people of many faiths – Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Christians and Druze.…
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Though business and industry are significantly contributing to climate change, business schools across the country are not…
While the media glamorizes famous college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, the reality is that most successful…
As school choice advocates attempt to garner more widespread support for vouchers, a new kind of voucher system is growing:…