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“No One Can Ever Forget It”: Stavin’ Chain’s Performance of “Batson”

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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Riddles of Life

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

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“When I First Got Ready For the War,” a Song of World War I

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

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A Few Examples of Dads’ Traditions

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

A man on a horse, accompanied by the caption "'General' Harrison at the Grand Canyon."

“Oh, Mama”: A Mother’s Love and the Murder Ballad “Batson”

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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Gallery Talk: Immigrant Voices of the Veterans History Project

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

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What makes ethnographic photography distinctive?

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

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“People Who Stood Up”: Mississippi Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Posted by: Guha Shankar

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Ralph Ellison, Invisible Folklorist

Posted by: Stephen Winick