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Fake 1000 dollar bill.

Mo' Money, Mo' Problems

The story of America's oldest counterfeiters and why the Civil War spurred the Secret Service into hunting them down.

via BackStory on October 20, 2016

Protestors marching with "I am Troy Davis" sign

The Execution That Birthed a Movement

Troy Davis' death at the hands of the state on Sept. 21, 2011, transformed Occupy and kindled Black Lives Matter.

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Jen Marlowe via In These Times on September 17, 2016

Eastern State Penitentiary, c. 1876.

A Brief History of Solitary Confinement

Dickens, Tocqueville, and the U.N. all agree about this American invention: It’s torture.

by Jean Casella, James Ridgeway via Longreads on February 2, 2016

A photograph of Death Row within a prison.

How and Why Public Opinion on the Death Penalty Changed

A look at the American public's ambivalent opinion of the death penalty.

by Angela Chen, Hans Zeisel, Alec M. Gallup via JSTOR Daily on October 12, 2015

Baby sleeping in a woman's arms.

What’s the Definition of “Person”?

Two court cases that defined and changed the nature of personhood.

via BackStory on May 10, 2013

Moore's Ford Lynching historical marker.

Georgia On Our Mind

The story of a group of people who get together each year to reenact the notorious 1946 Moore’s Ford lynching in Georgia.

via BackStory on March 1, 2013

Black residents viewing the remains of their burned homes after rioting.

The Day Lincoln's Hometown Erupted In Racial Hate

A century ago, Springfield, Illinois, descended into a two-day spasm of racial violence and mayhem that still has the power to shock.

by Liane Hansen via NPR on August 10, 2008

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