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1927
Hidden History: How U.S. Labor Leaders Let 100+ Cuban Workers Die in Silence (1927)
The daily worker (Chicago, Ill.;New York, N.Y.)
1926
When Sweden told Britain 'You're trying to bully us' and started a diplomatic crisis
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1906
Death in Indian Territory: When Federal Marshals Met Cherokee Outlaws in 1906
The Topeka state journal (Topeka, Kansas)
1896
A Farmer's Furious Return: Why This South Dakotan Fled the South and Never Looked Back (1896)
Turner County herald (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.])
1886
A Young Senator Shocks the Capital: How Cleveland's Appointment Powers Sparked a Senate Showdown (1886)
The Washington critic (Washington, D.C.)
1876
When Dwight Moody Met His Match: A Jewish Scholar's Brilliant Takedown (1876)
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1866
One Year After Appomattox: A Union Officer's Brutal Testimony on the Unrepentant South
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1864
Lee Met McClellan in Secret—And Now He's Setting the Record Straight (March 1864)
Worcester daily spy (Worcester [Mass.])
1863
A General Refuses to Fight (Until Lincoln Frees the Slaves): The Cassius Clay Scandal Heating Up Washington
Weekly national intelligencer (Washington [D.C.])
1862
Want 10,000 Ladies & Desperately Need Soldiers: March 1862's Collision of War & Commerce
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1861
One Month Before Shots Fired: Memphis Newspapers Show America Still Hoping Commerce Could Save the Union
Memphis daily appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
1856
250 Enslaved People for Sale in Washington's Newspaper: A Nation Divided (March 1856)
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1846
Oregon or War? 1846 Indiana Editors Demand 'The Whole' Territory from Britain
Indiana State sentinel (Indianapolis)
1836
Inside Washington's Slave Market: How Bondage Was Sold Alongside Spring Fashions in 1836
Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
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