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Our collection of historical short story biographies about people who have worked to help others and bring social change.

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Upton Sinclair

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair — Biograph...

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Robert Gould Shaw

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Biography In his early years, Robert Gould Shaw lived within the privileges of a wealthy family in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was born in 1837. As he enter...

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Jesse Owens

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”...

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Inez Milholland Boissevain

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

“I am prepared to sacrifice every so-called privilege I possess in order to have a few rights.” — Inez Milholland Boissevain was a courageous ...

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Adelina Patti: “sweetest singer of the age”

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Adelina Patti awed audiences for much of the latter half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th with her beautiful voice, impeccable technique and dr...

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John Mercer Langston: a snapshot biography

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

John Mercer Langston would become a man of many firsts. But before his accomplishments, he was born in Virginia in 1829. John was born to a mixed-race couple. H...

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Frederick Douglass: a snapshot biography.

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Upbringing & Early Years “I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and m...

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Sissieretta Jones: a snapshot biography.

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Sissieretta Jones Biography “I have a voice and I am striving to win the favor of the public by honest merit and hard work.” – Sissieretta Jon...

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Ernest Everett Just: a snapshot biography.

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Ernest Everett Just Biography The years of his life were often experienced with unkind treatment, as he faced much discrimination for being black. But through t...

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Edmonia Lewis: sculptor and equality advocate

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

— Most people didn’t know her age; she kept those details a mystery. But no one questioned her remarkable talent. For as a sculptor, Edmonia Lewis w...

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