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Tag: history

October 26, 2023 by Brigid Alverson

Exclusive: ‘Magical History Tour’ Digs Dinosaurs | News

The 15th volume of the Magical History Tour looks at dinosaurs and the people who discovered them.

March 23, 2023 by Esther Keller

Review: Victory! Stand!

Victory. Stand!, Tommie Smith's memoir of growing up Black in America and his historic protest at the 1968 Olympics, is a must-read, Esther Keller writes.

February 16, 2023 by Esther Keller

Review: A Visit to Moscow

This briefly told story about the oppression of Jews in the former Soviet Union is compelling and will provoke curiosity about a topic that isn’t often told or taught.

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History Comics: The Stonewall Riots | Review

October 3, 2022 by Johanna

Three queer young people are taken back in time to the Stonewall Inn on a significant night as a way to learn about the challenges LGBTQ people have faced in recent decades.

History Comics: The Roanoke Colony | Review

September 20, 2022 by Johanna

A fascinating look at the history of the first English settlement in North America and the mystery of what happened to it.

Call Me Bill | Preview

September 15, 2022 by Brigid Alverson

Today we have a preview of a graphic novel about the short but eventful life of a 19th-century woman who left home, put on men's clothes, and took to the sea.

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History Comics: The National Parks | Review

August 29, 2022 by Johanna

A packed journey through changing attitudes towards settings of natural beauty and historical importance.

Review: ‘History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire’

July 16, 2020 by Esther Keller

Today Esther reviews one of the first graphic novels in First Second's new History Line.

Review: Displacement

June 4, 2020 by Esther Keller

In Kiku Hughes' 'Displacement,' a teenage girl goes back in time to the internment camp where her grandmother was held. Through her eyes, we see the everyday life of the Americans who were held in the camps and the extraordinary events that occurred there.

Review: Anne Frank’s Diary: A Graphic Adaptation

August 16, 2019 by Esther Keller

Anne Frank's Diary is just one person's account of the Holocaust, but it's an account that many people can relate to.

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