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Race and Labor: An Introduction
Caroline Waring When you’re looking through our Spotlights tab, you’ll probably notice a glaring hole in our write-ups: an utter lack of...
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Jun 22, 20183 min read
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Joe and "Shorty" Cohn
Gretchen Wright Joe Cohn has lived in West Durham for all of his 76 years. From growing up here with his siblings and parents to...
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Jun 21, 20184 min read
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Student Spotlight
Jake Satisky It is not uncommon for college students to have jobs in order to make a little cash during the school year or right after...
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Jun 20, 20185 min read
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Stonemasons: Carvers, Cutters, Setters
Caroline Waring To work with stone is no simple task: it requires hard labor and an eye. Stonemasons on the chapel, who were selected to...
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Jun 19, 20183 min read
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Working Conditions at Duke University
Caroline Waring Duke University's West Campus' $16 million price tag is a widely available figure.¹ It can be seen in the carefully...
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Jun 19, 20183 min read
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"Duke" Families
Jake Satisky Many people have long-standing connections to Duke. Maybe they or their parents went there and received an education while...
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Jun 19, 20185 min read
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Waldensian Stonemasons
Gretchen Wright The town of Valdese sits in the foothills of North Carolina, some 160 miles from Duke's campus. The outside temperature...
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Jun 19, 20183 min read
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