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Documenting the legacy of drummer Max Roach
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Director Sam Pollard was captivated by the life story of drummer and activist Max Roach.
Buffy Sainte-Marie brought Indigenous representation to TV
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Sainte-Marie insisted that Indigenous people play the Indigenous roles on "The Virginian."
How Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for "Up Where We Belong"
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Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for her song "Up Where We Belong."
The origins of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier"
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"Who's responsible for war?" wonders Buffy Sainte-Marie in "Universal Soldier."
Janis Ian wrote “Some People’s Lives” as a tribute to her friend
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Janis Ian wrote “Some People’s Lives” with songwriter Kye Fleming.
What sparked Hannah Arendt's ideas behind "The Origins of Totalitarianism"
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Hannah Arendt came up with ideas for “The Origins of Totalitarianism” while observing Hitler.
The history behind one of Orozco’s most iconic paintings
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“Hidalgo and National Independence" showcases Orozco's artistic intensity.
Orozco’s paintings were destroyed by U.S. customs agents
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José Clemente Orozco left Mexico to seek artistic freedom in the United States.
How Hannah Arendt developed the concept of "the banality of evil"
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Hannah Arendt came up with the concept of “the banality of evil” during the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
Hannah Arendt’s reflections on being a refugee
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Hannah Arendt became a stateless person in 1933 upon fleeing Germany to France.
Why McCarthyism was familiar to Hannah Arendt
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Hannah Arendt was teaching at Berkeley when McCarthyism took hold of the United States.
The spark that ignited Orozco’s interest in art making
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A young José Clemente Orozco was influenced by artist José Guadalupe Posada.
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