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July 4, 1855: The first edition of “Leaves of Grass”, a poetry collection by Walt Whitman, was self published.
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2022-07-04

July 3, 1775: George Washington took command of the Continental Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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2022-07-03

June 15, 1775: George Washington was unanimously selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
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2022-06-15

(2/2) Here's the second part of the comic I worked on with the students at IVC's ELEVATE AAPI.

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2022-05-26

(1/2) I wanted to share this for In 2020, I worked with students at IVC on a reader’s theater script for an academic conference. The pandemic changed plans, and we decided to adapt the script. This is our history. May we never forget it.

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2022-05-26