100 Years Later, What's The Legacy Of 'Birth Of A Nation'?
D.W. Griffith's film premiered in Los Angeles a century ago Sunday. In many ways, the movie — three hours of racist propaganda — was the beginning of Hollywood.
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A Forgotten Tradition: May Basket Day
For at least a century or so, April flowers led to showers of May baskets on the front-door knobs of American homes.
Returning To Vietnam Years After Fleeing War, A Man Finally Feels At Home
Duc Nguyen left Vietnam in 1975 as a boat person fleeing the communist advance. Now he has returned to an unlikely place — the seat of the communist government in Hanoi.
Looting And Rioting? First Responders Remember 1968
Some first responders are dealing with looting and burning in Baltimore for the first time. But Michel Martin asks whether there's a familiarity for those who were on duty during the riots in 1968.
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Founder: Monument Almost Never Got Built
Jan Scruggs commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end to the Vietnam War with a walk along the memorial he pioneered building.
Vietnam Native Who Fled Country During War Returns Home
For the series on Vietnam, tomorrow NPR visits Nguyen Qui Duc, who fled the country before the communist takeover in 1975. He now lives in Hanoi and says he feels more at home than ever.
U.S. Army Veterans, Survivors To Mark 70th Anniversary Of Dachau Liberation
The Nazi concentration camp at at Dachau was liberated by U.S. troops 70 years ago Wednesday. Survivors and U.S. Army veterans are gathering at the camp in Germany for a commemoration this weekend.
Nazi Summer Camps In 1930s America?
In the 1930s, the Nazi movement was on the rise in Europe — and at summer camps for kids in the United States.
Virtual Readings For Baltimore's Freddie Gray
Here are some words from novelists, poets and rappers that folks are sharing on social media to make sense of what's going on in Baltimore.
40 Years After The Vietnam War, Families Still Search For Answers
Elaine Zimmer Davis' husband went missing after a fiery plane crash in Vietnam when their son was 2 years old. Now, she and her son — and her new husband — are on a quest to bring home his remains.