Andrew Lawler

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  1. The Black Women Changing the DAR

    More and more women of color are joining the 136-year-old organization.

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    Collage of photographs of Karen Batchelor's ancestors and a certificate of induction in the DAR.
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Courtesy of Karen Batchelor; Education Images / Universal Images Group / Getty.

  2. The Black Loyalists

    Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.

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    illustration of the flag of Great Britain waving with large white letters painted on it: LIBERTY FOR SLAVES
    Illustration by Paul Spella. Source: Paul Popper / Popperfoto / Getty.