• Bentley Historical Library

    Arab Liberation Radio

    For 25 years, Radio Tahrir aired interviews with writers, musicians, academics and others—all Arab or Arab American—and became a vital resource for listeners in the New York Region. With archives housed at the Bentley, these interviews can now be heard around the world.

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  • Bentley Historical Library

    Love is a Battlefield

    Sarah Emma Edmonds dressed as a man on the battlefield during the Civil War and risked blowing her cover when she confessed her love for a fellow soldier. This strange tale of unrequited love is documented in archived journals at the Bentley and reveals how one woman’s war-time secret finally came to light.

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  • Bentley Historical Library

    “Segregation Scholarships”

    Following the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, southern states offered African American students scholarships to earn graduate degrees at out-of-state (northern) schools — likely to avoid integrating their own academic institutions. Despite later being deemed illegal, the scholarships still continued.

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  • Heritage

    How the Michigan Union Came to Be

    Ever wondered what brought about the creation of the Michigan Union? Read on to learn!

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  • Heritage

    A Cabin in the Woods

    Dive into the rich history of the University of Michigan's Biological Station and of the students who have been there.

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