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The Perfect Menu to Make Your Juneteenth Celebration More Memorable

Enjoy the holiday with recipes from the Sweet Home Café Cookbook

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Five Smithsonian Objects to Honor Black History Month

Learn Black history with these objects from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Continues to Impact Modern Life

A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism

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How Bessie Coleman Pleased the Crowds and Alienated the Critics

The daredevil aviator faces mixed public opinion in this excerpt from "Queen Bess"

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A Long Story of Freedom Seeking

A Smithsonian curator's insight into the Emancipation Proclamation

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How Black Women Have Changed the Face of Spaceflight

From Uhura to Katherine Johnson, learn about Black women's impact on space travel in this excerpt from "Afrofuturism."

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Benjamin Banneker's Almanac of Strange Dreams

The work of mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker represents the fascinating relationship between science and religion

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Remembering a Mississippi Blues Icon

In this excerpt from a long-lost manuscript, follow the author as he meets with many people who knew the musician Robert Johnson personally

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