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‘What is compelling to do right now?’

Marshall Ganz started at Harvard but took some time off — about three decades — to become Civil Rights, labor, political organizer, and finally scholar, mentor

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How federal missteps opened door to COVID misinformation

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‘Living one’s life during and after the violation of one’s humanity’

Ruth Simmons’ memoir traces everyday natural beauty, mortal peril of growing up Black in 1940s rural Texas

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When the economy crashes

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Faust visits Africa

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Faust visits Africa

Photography - Justin Ide | Producers - Alvin Powell and Rebecca E. Rollins | Video/Production - Rebecca E. Rollins

DateDecember 17, 2009February 6, 2018

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“Business Booms and Depressions since 1775,” papers relating to the Ames Family and Union Pacific Railroad.

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When the economy crashes

“Business Booms and Depressions since 1775,” papers relating to the Ames Family and Union Pacific Railroad.

Courtesy of Baker Library Historical Collections