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Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

One way to empower people fleeing domestic violence? Make shelter locations public.

A view of the newly-opened shelter One Safe Place building.

A blueprint for reducing gun violence by 2040, according to experts

Members of a violence prevention team gather near a hookah lounge in New York City.

Rural Americans struggle to afford heat as winter intensifies

Mark Burger of Blackhawk Propane delivers propane to a rural home on January 24, 2014 near Clinton, Wisconsin.

How ICE is making it harder for immigrants to escape domestic violence

A detail view of the badge worn by deputy assistant director of field operations at ICE headquarters in Washington. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) major hiring event in Arlington, Texas.

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7 moments of Asian American and Black American solidarity

Frederick Douglass portrait; excerpt from speech; Lim Lip Hong Family Portrait from Chinese Exclusion Act investigative file

Impact of the English Common Law on the United States

The Middlesex Guildhall, a court building housing the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment

Women register for the National Association of Colored Women convention, Los Angeles, August 1952.

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19 Black historical figures you probably didn't learn about in class

Jane Bolin, the first Black American woman graduate of Yale Law School and the first Black American woman judge in the United States.

‘We opened a door nobody knew existed’: How displaced Black families won reparations in Portland

Elizabeth Fouther-Branch and Bobby Fouther stand in front of their great-aunt’s house in 1956 (left) and in a parking lot near where the house used to stand in 2020 (right).

‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

Demonstrators hold signs during the We The People March in Los Angeles, California.

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19 photos of Juneteenth celebrations over the years

Youngsters join in dance contest at a Juneteenth Celebration.

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IDs through the ages: How people have proven their identity over time

A digital fingerprint scan.

History

The history and significance of Juneteenth

People participate in a Juneteenth celebration in Fort Greene park.

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50 facts and figures about D-Day

Second Lieutenant Walter Sidlowski on Omaha Beach, Normandy, after helping to rescue a group of soldiers after their landing craft sank on D-Day.