All posts tagged "Williams College"
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7.0KArts and LeisureIs There a John La Farge in Your Town?
You just might be living near a John La Farge window if you live in Rhode Island or Massachusetts, and in any...
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8.9KMassachusettsPittsfield’s Frank Grant Fights Baseball’s Color Line in 1887
After Frank Grant lost his battle to play on integrated baseball teams, almost 50 years would go by before Jackie Robinson reintegrated...
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12.3K3Arts and LeisureEdie Sedgwick, Poor Little Rich Girl
In 1965, Edie Sedgwick appeared in one of Andy Warhol’s underground films in 1965. In it, she said, “I’ve never been anywhere...
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6.4K2Arts and LeisureEdwin Henderson Proves Black Men Can Jump
In 1906, many white Americans believed black Americans didn’t do well at sports. An African-American physical education teacher named Edwin Henderson would...
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9.6K10New Hampshire11 Things You Didn’t Know About William Loeb
William Loeb had an outsize influence on national politics as publisher of the Manchester Union Leader, New Hampshire’s statewide newspaper. From 1946...
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