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    W.S. McIntosh, Dayton’s civil rights pioneer
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    Honoring a Dayton hero: ‘Edwin Moses comes home again’
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    Lucinda Williams Adams: Rising above segregation to reach a gold medal
    WOMEN’S HISTORY
    Booming voice for social change: The life of Hallie Q. Brown
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    Visionary creates dance company and legacy of excellence in artistry
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    James H. McGee, Dayton’s trailblazing mayor
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    Take a ride on Dayton history: ‘This is the only carousel of this kind in the world’
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    Meet inspiring Daytonians who helped shape black history
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    BLACK HISTORY MONTH: 5 remarkable Dayton people and places to honor
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    Who was Arthur O. Fisher? Meet the bombardier, prosecutor, judge and trailblazer
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    Col. Charles Young, military luminary, blazed a trail for generations
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    New book reveals the stories behind Dayton’s hidden history
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    Woodland Cemetery, the ‘place to go for a Sunday stroll,’ commemorates 180 years
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    Campaigning in Dayton: A history of presidential candidate visits
    ROCK INSIDER
    Late WING DJ sang a few chart-toppers in the 1950s
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    Once rejected due to race, Jessie Hathcock became the first female African American of...
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    The day Charles Kettering earned the paperwork that helped change the world
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    National Inventors’ Day: 5 patents that show the innovative genius of Daytonians
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    Daytonian of the Week: Meet Curt Dalton, the expert on Dayton history
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    ‘Everyone has a story:’ Woodland Cemetery tour celebrates Dayton’s African-American...
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    Paul Laurence Dunbar’s prose, poetry are a treasured legacy
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    Former Dayton City Paper publisher pleads guilty to grand theft, forgery
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    Central State: From health resort to university over 130 years
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