Determined to discover the source, course, and mouth of the Niger River, this British explorer witnessed much more than just the tracing of its waters. His notes revealed the everyday life in Africa ...

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A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled and burned in Washington, D.C., amid Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 ...

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