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Biographies
The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes—a Native American icon and World War II legend who famously helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima but spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero.
IRA HAYES tells the story of Ira Hamilton namn from the perspective of a Native American combat veteran of the Vietnam generation. Hayes, along with five other Marines, was captured in Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photograph of raising the stars and stripes on Mount Suribachi during the battle for the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima. The photograph was the inspiration and model for the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington.
Between the time he helped raise that flag and his death—and beyond—he was the subject of more newspaper columns than any other Native person. He was hailed as a hero and maligned as a chronic alcoholic unable to take care of himself. IRA HAYES explores these fluctuating views of Ira Hayes. It reveals that
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Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust
Help offered to Jews to escape the Holocaust
During World War II, some individuals and groups helped Jews and others escape the Holocaust conducted by Nazi Germany.
The support, or at least absence of active opposition, of the local population was essential to Jews attempting to hide but often lacking in Eastern Europe. Those in hiding depended on the assistance of non-Jews. Having money, social connections with non-Jews, a non-Jewish appearance, perfect command of the local language, determination, and luck played a major role in determining survival. Jews in hiding were hunted down with the assistance of local collaborators and rewards offered for their denunciation. The death penalty was sometimes enforced on people hiding them, especially in eastern Europe, including Poland. Rescuers' motivations varied on a spectrum from altruism to expecting sex or material gain; it was not uncommon for helpers to betray or murder Jews if their money r
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LGBTQ+ Figures They Didn't Teach You About In School
ByDB Kelly
In 2021, Education Week asked teachers what they thought about teaching LGBTQ+ topics in school, and the results were ... well, they were shocking and not shocking at the same time. Only slightly more than half of the educators polled thought LGBTQ+ topics should be taught in schools, and that includes things like landmark court cases, history, and even incidents of oppression, such as the banning of books that feature LGBTQ+ couples.
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More than 1,300 teachers and other types of educators were polled, and they were much more likely to respond in favor of teaching other polarizing and sometimes controversial topics, like sex education and racism. It was suggested that part of the problem is a lack of training and available resources for teachers — along with fear of pushback from parents and the community. But here's the thing: Whatever the reason for the hesitation, it means t