q1903 For nearly four decades, a wedding portrait sat quietly in the archives of the Atlanta History Center. It showed a Black couple in their finest clothing, photographed in 1910, preserved in sepia and silver. It was cataloged, filed, and forgotten among thousands of other images. Then, in the fall of 2021, a doctoral student named … Read more
For 150 years, a photograph sat forgotten in an attic—an ordinary Victorian family portrait, seven people posed in their finest clothes in an elegant Mississippi living room in 1873. It was the kind of image a museum visitor might glance at and pass by without a second thought. But photographs capture everything, even the things … Read more
Millions of women took part in combat roles during World War II. Some were killed in battle, while others were captured as prisoners of war. Captured women were interrogated and tortured for information, and many were executed by Nazi German forces. What follows are the last words of six women who resisted until the end. … Read more
Mon fils m’a attrapée par les cheveux et m’a traînée vers la porte d’entrée pendant que je criais : « Daniel, je t’en prie. Je suis ta mère. » Il a jeté ma valise sur le porche humide, m’a regardée droit dans les yeux et a dit : « Tu es trop vieille pour travailler … Read more
During World War II, millions of women took on combat and resistance roles. Some were killed in battle, and others were captured as prisoners of war. Captured women were interrogated and tortured for information, and many were executed by the Nazi Germans. After the Axis powers invaded and occupied Greece, they faced strong resistance from … Read more
Tenevo in mano una piccola borsa di lino con dentro una scatola di Tiffany avvolta nella carta velina, e ricordo che il suo peso contro il polso mi sembrava la prova di qualcosa. Mi dicevo che era una tappa importante, venticinque anni di matrimonio, il mio unico figlio. L’avevo scelta con cura, quella scatola, tre … Read more
The White Rose resistance movement remains one of the most well-known examples of German opposition to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. It is estimated that 800,000 Germans were arrested by the Nazis, and thousands were executed for resistance activities. Hans Scholl was born on September 22, 1918, in Ingersheim, Crailsheim, in the German Empire. … Read more
Herta Bothe was a female guard who served at several concentration camps during the Nazi era. She became known by the nickname the "sadist of Stutthof." She is also noted as the only female guard to tell her story publicly. Bothe served as a guard at Ravensbrück, Stutthof, and Bergen-Belsen. Her service placed her among … Read more
Il primo messaggio di mia madre in sette anni non era una scusa. Non era un complimento. Non era nemmeno un semplice “come stai? “. Diceva: Cena di famiglia domenica alle sei. Senza scuse. Ho fissato lo schermo. Poi la televisione montata nella mia stanza degli ospiti era accesa su un canale di economia. Ogni … Read more
De blauwdruk van mijn leven was altijd eenvoudig geweest: probeer liefde en goedkeuring te verdienen bij een familie die daar geen zin in had. Mijn naam is Hazel en ik woonde nog steeds in het huis van mijn moeder Karen en stiefzus Zoe, ook al was ik allang volwassen. Overdag werkte ik op kantoor als … Read more