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This Little-Known Civil Rights Activist Refused to Give Up His Bus Seat Four Years Before Rosa Parks Did
William “W.R.” Saxon filed a lawsuit against the company that forced him to move to the back of the bus, seeking damages for the discrimination and mental anguish he’d faced
The Uniquely American History of Eggnog, Everyone’s Favorite—or Least Favorite—Holiday Quaff
This Yuletide mainstay continues to warm cockles and ventricles everywhere
What Made Edna Lewis the Mother of Soul Food
The Virginia-born chef did more than anyone to elevate Southern food to haute cuisine