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While Detroit and the North in general are often assumed to have always been abolitionist and free of slavery, slavery played a role in the history of Detroit. Captive indigenous and African slaves …

Detroit is a dynamic, diverse city with an intriguing history. It's a place of people and places, trends and events, world-changing inventions and groundbreaking music. Long known as the automobile capital …

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3 days ago · History provides a chronological, statistical, and cultural record of the events, people, and movements that have made an impact on humankind and the world at large throughout the ages.

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What is history and how do we study it? Explore the difference between primary and secondary sources, why it’s important to search for more than one source, and why learning about our past can tell us …

5 days ago · American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these events, with the semiquincentennial offering a chance to reflect on the nation’s triumphs and failures alike.

History further examines the meaning of historical events and the underlying human motives driving them. [2] In a slightly different sense, history refers to the past events themselves. Under this …