A Brief History Of The Drum Set
Today's common drum kit is just 100 years old, even though drums have been around for millenia. It fell out of favor with the advent of drum machines and sampling. For many, there's no substitute.
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Historian On Think Tank Resignation Over Former Trump Official's Hiring
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with William Hitchcock, a historian who resigned from a University of Virginia think tank to protest its hiring of a former Trump administration official.
'Him Doing Well Was Through His Children': Sharecropper's Son Makes Dad Proud
When Percy White's father left the Virginia farm he worked to move north, the land owner said he wouldn't make it, and would come back. He didn't. That is, until he returned to say "I told you so."
Cartoonist Thi Bui Weaves Together Personal And Political History
Bui's Eisner Award-nominated graphic memoir The Best We Could Do chronicles her family's struggles in fleeing war-torn Vietnam to immigrate to the United States.
Why Is It Still OK To 'Trash' Poor White People?
A lot has changed in the U.S. over two centuries. One thing that hasn't? How we talk about poor white people.
Future For Confederate Monuments After Removal Is Not All The Same
Ben Wright from the Briscoe Center for American History in Austin, Texas, and Christy Coleman of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., speak with NPR's Audie Cornish about what happens after a Confederate monument is removed.
Debate Over Confederate Monuments Continues In Court After Their Removal
A year after the rally in Charlottesville, Va., dozens of Confederate monuments have been removed from different states. NPR went to Memphis, Tenn., to find out what happens after their removal.
'Peanuts' First Black Character Franklin Turns 50
Fifty years ago, Charlie Brown lost his beach ball. It was gone forever, that is, until a boy named Franklin returned it to him.
A Political Career Used To Precede A Supreme Court Appointment. Not Anymore
A political career was once regarded as fine preparation for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But that was long ago. What's changed?
The 'Downwinders' From Atomic Testing Get Deserved Attention
The Santa Fe Opera is inviting "downwinders," locals affected by radiation from the testing of the first atomic bombs, on stage during performances of "Dr. Atomic."