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Illustration of African American man being kidnapped. The illustration reads, "Anti-Slavery Almanac. A Northern Freeman Enslaved by Northern Hands."

The Other Slave Trade

Professor’s New Book Chronicles Story of Northern Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Journey Home

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Still from "Downton Abbey" movie, showing Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot dancing with Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot

A Return to ‘Downton’

Period Drama Expert Analyzes Show’s Tip-top Transition to the Multiplex

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early-20th-century African American clubwomen

Voting Fights

Exhibit Co-curated by UMD Professor Marks 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment

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1926 aerial view of campus

Mapping MAC to UMD

Libraries’ New Interactive Site Tells Story of Campus’ Growth, Changes

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Hamilton musical number

Historian: “Hamilton” the Ultimate Teachable Moment

Professor Travels Country Parsing Popular Musical’s Merits

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Stonewall riot

Stonewall at 50

Watershed Moment in Gay Rights Movement Still Resonates, Expert Says

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Godzilla reading illustration

Masters of Disasters

Class Teaches Students About Tragedies, From Real World to Silver Screen

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Uranium cube

Tracing the Fallout of Hitler’s Nuclear Reactor That Wasn’t

UMD Researcher Received a Cube of Nazi Uranium. A Five-Year Quest Followed to Tell Its Story.

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Voyager buckle

Space Capsules

Alum Tracks Down NASA Goddard History as Center’s Founding Archivist

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Scientific equations combined with colorful illustration of head silhouette

$1M Gift to Endow History of Natural Sciences Professorship

Funds From American Institute of Physics Will Also Support Research Collaborations, Student Opportunities

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"The Facebook Dilemma" still

UMD Honored by Peabodys

Journalism Professor, Archives Played Key Roles in Documentary, Podcast

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Four Freedoms collage

Four Freedoms, Many Interpretations

Alums Help Develop Exhibition on Expressions of Freedom, from WWII-Era Rockwell to Today

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