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Nearly Forgotten: Re-discovering a New Haven Activist, Engineer, and Entrepreneur
How can someone who was so important to a community in their own time be known by so few people today?
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Barbara McClintock, Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist
How can one person’s determination make a difference in our community, state, and world?
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Amos Beman: Freeman, Freedom Fighter, and Agent of Change
How do people become agents of change within systems of oppression?
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William Lanson: New Haven Entrepreneur, Abolitionist, and Black Governor
In a land of opportunity, how have the successes of African Americans, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color challenged the status quo?
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A Petition for Freedom in 1779
How did laws and rules in the colonies both promote and hinder freedom and equality?
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No to Nazis in Connecticut: Resolving Conflict Through Informed Action
In what ways can a community in a democracy respond when faced with injustice?
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Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb: A Role Model in STEM and Higher Education
To what extent is it easier for women and people of color to enter the fields of STEM and higher education today than it was in the 1950s–1990s?
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From Freedom Seeker to American Success: James L. Smith in Norwich
To what extent was the North a “land of opportunity” for people of color in the early 1800s?
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Indigenous Students and Connecticut’s Mission Schools
How can we achieve a better understanding of the past in the absence of primary sources that represent the full picture?
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Making a Difference: Individuals in Connecticut History
What is the significance of Connecticut’s contribution to America’s story?
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William Grimes: Seeking Freedom in Connecticut
How can we find out about people and places in the past?
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A Connecticut Lawyer Stands for Human Rights
To what extent is the international community responsible for the protection of human rights?
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Connecticut Heroes of World War I
What is the significance of Connecticut’s contribution to America’s story?
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“Saved.” Theodate Pope and the Sinking of the Lusitania
To what extent has the United States succeeded in remaining neutral in times of war or global conflict?
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The Amistad Incident and the Face of Slavery
What role did the Amistad incident play in the abolitionist movement in the United States?
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African Americans in Progressive-Era CT: The Battle Over the Jack Johnson Fight film
What does the battle over the Johnson-Jeffries fight film tell us about the social position of African Americans in Progressive-Era Connecticut?
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Accused: 17th-Century Witch Trials
What factors led to the 17th-century witchcraft trials in Connecticut?
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Caleb Brewster & The Culper Ring
In what ways did “ordinary” Americans contribute to the American Revolution?
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New London’s Role in American Independence
What was Connecticut’s role in the American Revolution?
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Venture Smith: From Slavery to Connecticut Businessman
How can a former slave prosper in a colony where slavery is legal?
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Abolition and African Americans in Connecticut
In what way did the abolition of slavery indicate progress, or decline, for the lives of African Americans?
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