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Searching for Mira: The enduring legacy of slavery and brutality in the South
Mira, who lived and died about two hours west of Chapel Hill, was at the center of a North Carolina Supreme Court case nearly two centuries ago, taught briefly by my professor in this class. It has been eight years since I graduated, and Mira has been on my heart ever since.
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Searching for Zarahemla: A van, the Yucatán, five Latter-day Saints, and the malleable nature of truth
Recounting an epic Mormon road trip across Mesoamerica. How many ways are there to tell a story? And how do we know what’s true?
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The Death of Daniel Prude and the Birth of a Thousand Lies
In the spring of 2020, Rochester, New York, was poised for genuine police reform. Then came a 911 call for a Black man in crisis.
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The American Mall’s Long Goodbye
As painful as it might be for millennials like myself to admit, malls are now viewed through historians’ rear-view mirrors.
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Spirit Matters
On average, religious and spiritual people tend to experience better mental health, even in the midst of a pandemic. Why is that?
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