As fascism rose in Europe a century ago and escalated into the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany, Americans told themselves: “It can’t happen here.” Think again. In two September releases by noted ...

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Freedom is once again the central theme of Skinner’s new book, Liberty as Independence. A work of history that seeks to pinpoint exactly how long the older republican notion of liberty prevailed ...

BARRY, Ill. — A second year of Freedom Conversations will uplift the traditions of freedom seeking across Illinois and portions of the Midwest. The free monthly Zoom talks with local and national ...

1. “The 4th of July was never about Black people. Juneteenth is just for us. As Black people, we are told we don’t deserve our own holidays rooted in our own history. Everything is whitewashed.