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    The Courtship and Marriage of George Washington and Martha Custis

    The Courtship and Marriage of George Washington and Martha Custis

    By Lori Perkins Andrew W. Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. It’s George Washington’s birthday, so we thought w...
    The Marriage of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott

    The Marriage of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott

    By Lori Perkins As we celebrate this national holiday I wondered about the wedding of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott, because ...
    Review: “The Truth is the Only Client” –A New JFK Conspiracy Doc

    Review: “The Truth is the Only Client” –A New JFK Conspiracy Doc

    By Richard Perkins The film begins with Brendan Sheehan, an Ohio judge who was working in Cleveland, alongside Judge Burt Griffin, a memb...
    Mary Wollstonecraft Honored with Controversial Statue 200 Years Later

    Mary Wollstonecraft Honored with Controversial Statue 200 Years Later

    By Olivia Haveron Image taken from the New York Times Placed inside Newington Green, North London stands the staure of a silvery naked fe...
    How Accurate Are Historical Costumes Represented in Film?

    How Accurate Are Historical Costumes Represented in Film?

    During the age of Corona, and even prior, we flocked to our couches or theaters to experience the art of film. Especially with historical...
    100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

    100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

    On August 18, 1920, by a vote of 50-47, Tennessee became the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, finally giving American wome...
    Timeless Love Through Letters

    Timeless Love Through Letters

    Photos by Lindsy Wolke They say love is timeless. That’s certainly true for Elias Maxwell and Ilaine Murray, who eternalized their love f...
    After Hamilton, Watch a 
Documentary on Rep. John Lewis

    After Hamilton, Watch a Documentary on Rep. John Lewis

    It’s a weird Fourth of July this year. For most of us, there are no gatherings, no BBQ’s, not even fireworks. Disney Plus has given us th...
    Gone with the Wind on HBO Max and J. K. Rowling

    Gone with the Wind on HBO Max and J. K. Rowling

    Somewhere in the third month of this New York City lockdown, and amidst daily national protests over the killing of black men by brutal p...
    Anti-LGBTQ Sentiment on the Rise in Poland

    Anti-LGBTQ Sentiment on the Rise in Poland

    Picture features the "LGBT-free zones in Poland today. On February 25th, a third of Poland has declared itself to be an official “LGBT-fr...
    Guest Post:
Books On Fire

    Guest Post: Books On Fire

    It’s a sure sign that basic civil liberties are turning into piles of ashes when autocratic leaders begin burning books. Beginning on May...
    The Lincoln Wedding

    The Lincoln Wedding

    Since it’s President’s Day, I thought RDN should take a look at the wedding of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln met Mary Todd at a ...
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