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Rodney A. Brooks

Rodney A. Brooks is a contributing writer at National Geographic and U.S. News & World Report, and he has written for The Washington Post and USA TODAY.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt seated behind a microphone

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7 of FDR’s Most Inspiring Speeches

Roosevelt, known as ‘the great communicator,’ used his speeches and fireside chats to calm Americans’ fears during depression and war—and to rally them around his policies.

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During the 1918 Flu Pandemic, African Americans Struggled to Get Healthcare

Why African Americans Were More Likely to Die During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Most hospitals turned them away—or sent them to the basement for treatment.

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