The town of Oasis in the central part of the Mojave Desert, Nevada, has been around for at least three centuries.Built in the 17th century, Oasis is now the site of a major national park.Oasis, which is in the heart of a desert, is home to a museum that has a collection of artifacts from […]
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When New York City’s Historic Buildings are Built, the City Gets Its Own
New York’s iconic skyline has been changing rapidly since the city’s founding.The skyline changed radically during the first few decades of the 20th century, and has remained in that mode ever since.The city’s skyline changed drastically during the last few decades.This article explores the citys most iconic buildings and what they mean to the city.
A museum in Georgia shows the effects of slavery on the lives of black Americans
It was a chilly July day at the Georgia Museum of Art in Atlanta.The building had been a slave-owning facility for decades and had housed a black artist named Charles T. Tutt.But in the spring of 1863, Georgia Governor Benjamin B. Johnson sent Tutt to the North for his trial.After Johnson sentenced him to death, […]