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Man buckles in a crash test dummy

Hearing Echoes of Battle to Get Seat Belts to ‘Click’

Historian’s Smithsonian-Sponsored Project to Explore Tension Between Mandates and Public Safety

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The Dark Side of Period Dramas

Professor’s Book Examines Depictions of Sexual Assault in Popular TV Series

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Harriet Tubman

A Still-Living Legacy of Justice

Harriet Tubman Day Event Commemorates, Revitalizes Historic Figure

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Displaced Ukrainians board a train at Kyiv central train station

What’s Driving Putin’s Attack on Ukraine?

UMD Experts Find Echoes of Nazi, Soviet Showdowns in New Turmoil

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‘Eye-Opening’ Traveling Exhibit Reveals Atrocities of Tulsa Race Massacre

Display Will Be at School of Public Health, Its Ninth Stop on Campus, Until March 14

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Frederick Douglass Square on UMD campus

1856 Project Starts With Campus Community

Initiative Studying UMD’s Ties to Slavery to Hold Listening Sessions This Week

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The (Digital) Sound of History

Newly Digitized Radio News Broadcasts Turn Up Volume on Mid-century America

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Collage of Glenn Tipton and Tim Ripper Owens of the band Judas Priest, Duke Ellington, and Gary "Dr. Know" Miller of Bad Brains

Local Music History on Shuffle

UMD Doctoral Candidate’s Playlist Amplifies County’s Artistic Legacy

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Women’s Work

In New Book, Alum Historian Chronicles the Grassroots Work to Recognize Women’s Sacrifices, Service During World War I

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A Walk Through East Baltimore’s American Indian ‘Reservation’

Alum Creates Tour of Her Peoples’ History—and Continued Presence—in East Baltimore

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5 Recommendations for a ‘Bad’ Movie Night

1970s Filmmaking Left a Rebellious Legacy. A UMD Class Explains How.

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Letters of Hope and Familiarity

Alum’s New Book Highlights African Americans’ Relationship to Lincoln

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