Underground RailroadsA short history of subterranean transport in America
by Dan Shafto The interior of a women's car on the early New York subway. Modern systems not only integrate the…
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(Encyclopedia) InquisitionInquisitionĭnˌkwĭzĭshˈən [key], tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church established for the investigation of heresy.
The Spanish Inquisition was independent of the medieval…
(Encyclopedia) satire, term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It is more easily recognized than defined. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to…