Restoring power and helping in Irma aftermath
After Hurricane Irma, Volusia and Flagler residents clear debris and cope with flooding while 13 million Floridians lose power. Community aid, water distribution, and gratitude drive recovery as officials and workers restore electricity, assess damage, and reopen businesses.
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Port Orange
Irma
Lakeland
Florida
Polk County
Caribbean
Florida Peninsula
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Southerners confront Confederate myths and changing race myths
Davis Merritt notes that postwar Southern attitudes toward the Confederacy linger in symbols like the UNC Silent Sam statue and Confederate statues urged by the UDC. He argues that removing symbols won’t heal social fractures and calls for addressing deeper racial divides rooted in history and memory.
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Sam
Franklin Street
University of North Carolina
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UNC
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Abolition
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Virginaa
U.S
Illiteracy on democracy cited as threat to U S power
Annenberg civics survey shows only 26 percent name all three branches and 33 percent name none. Fewer than half identify First Amendment rights. many misidentify Revolution and Civil War timing. Authors Kahle nberg and Janey blame public schools for eroding civic education and pro market bias in curricula.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
Michael Jackson
Barack Obama
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Trump
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Jackson
Supreme Court
Richard Kahlenberg
Clifford Janey
Kahlanberg
Janey
National Assessment For Educational Progress
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