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“A government offering such bounty to builders and lenders could have required compliance with a nondiscrimination policy. Instead, the FHA adopted a… — Charles Abrams Copy Share Image
As one of the national organizers of the Women's March back in 2017, immediately after the Women's March, over 20,000 women across… — Linda Sarsour Copy Share Image
Super PACs and a corrupt campaign finance system are destroying American democracy. We're proud that we have received four million individual contributions,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The '60s is such an explosive period. It was very interesting for me because I grew up in Canada, and obviously, I… — Stephanie Savage Copy Share Image
We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of… — Huey Newton Copy Share Image
“I'm a conservative but not because I care very much about the marginal tax rates of the richest Americans, rather I'm a… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
“Nor could I fail to recall my friendship with Howard K. Beale, professor of American History at the University of North Carolina.… — John Hope Franklin Copy Share Image
“Although, approximately 2,800 of the Kennedy assassination documents have been released, only 52 files have not been previously seen. It comes as… — Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“p. 274 ...his trademark decision to surrender power as commander in chief and then president, was not...a sign that he had conquered… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
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That strain of anti-monopoly crusading egalitarianism really runs throughout American history from [Tomas] Jefferson to Woodrow Wilson, that finds its apotheosis in… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
We [Americans] inherited British law, which is like the new "reforms" that are being made now, in the sense that people are… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“The historical periods I like to learn about aren’t so much costume dramas as slasher flicks. The French Revolution is a favorite… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I know he’s had his problems in the past… “He can’t keep his hands off a liquor bottle at the best of… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
The trial of Enron chiefs Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay began four-and-a-half years after perpetrating -- allegedly -- the fraud that led… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
There is one unmistakable lesson in American history; a community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
What's four years in our long American history? Remember when I asked that wheelchair-bound politician to "stand up." It turns me off… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The hiring of Phil Messina, the production designer, was a big decision. He's so gifted, and his ideas were always so smart… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
We have far more options for black Americans to tell stories outside of slavery, but whenever it comes to slavery, it's an… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
“In American History they’ve been studying how the United States was founded on indentured servitude. The teacher, Mr. Reed, said that in… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“For four centuries now, the American people have resigned themselves to natural disasters and acts of God: floods, prairie fires, blizzards, tornados,… — Markham Shaw Pyle Copy Share Image
Frank Johnson was recognized as one of the great federal judges of American history, I suppose. He was a law-and-order judge. He… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Boston's journey through nearly four centuries of change is the stuff of American history. From starting a Revolution on the waterfront to… — Marty Walsh Copy Share Image
My particular lifetime, my individual profile, represents something very basic to African-American history and culture because I was a second generation immigrant,… — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
This is a critical time in American history. [Donald's Trump] strength is willingness to stand up to political conventions, take on Republican… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
The fact is that we wouldn't have found out about Manzanar except in our story-telling because it was really never told in… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
“Woodrow Wilson has just made the decision to take part in World War I. What was he feeling then? Did he know… — Zachary Crosby Copy Share Image
Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
“Efforts to remove the Christian faith from subjects like American history distort the content of the subject. Just as wrong is the… — Ronald H. Nash Copy Share Image
The largest outbreak of bird flu in American history was an H5N2 virus, which led to the deaths of 17 million domestic… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power. In fact, all government everywhere does. But our American form of… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
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The truth is, I love history and studied it in college, with a particular focus on early American history. My love is… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
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The book 'A Reliable Wife' is a slice of American history. It takes a part of American history and tells a story… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
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