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civil war
Visiting Springfield, Illinois: The Land of Lincoln and other Americana
The Widows’ Plight in Yemen
The civil war in Yemen has been taking its murderous toll for over a year.
Two seconds: An exploration of racial (in)justice and privilege in the United States
On Friday July 10, at 7:22 a.m., Steve Julian, the host of KPCC’s Morning Edition reported the following, “About 20 minutes ago a Color Guard in South Carolina lowered the Confederate flag at the state capitol, stretched it out, rolled it up, tied a string around it. That flag no longer flies.”
Preparing to invade Sana’a, Hadi’s forces amass hundreds of armored vehicles
Civilians in Yemen reported to be fleeing the city in expectation of violence
South Carolina governor signs bill to remove Confederate flag
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds, following an emotional debate spurred by the massacre of nine black churchgoers last month.
Israel says asked Syrian rebels not to harm Druze
Israel said on Monday it had conditioned humanitarian aid to select Syrian rebel groups on its border on their undertaking not to harm the Druze minority in the country\’s civil war.
Jewish slave owners and a seder for the ages
The son of a Jewish, slave-owning family from the South confronts two of his former slaves just as the Civil War ends in the play “The Whipping Man,” which played at the West Coast Jewish Theatre in Los Angeles, has been produced by theater companies around the country and is now being presented by the Pasadena Playhouse.