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Pepys' diary, a Maypole manifesto, a real-life Tom Buchanan, and the wild story of the mutinous nuns of Arlington, Texas.

The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New England

Nearly 1,600 individual books were challenged or removed in libraries and schools in 2021, the highest number since the American Library Association started tracking bans 30 years ago.

National Endowment for the Humanities grants have been awarded to 10 groups and organizations in Los Angeles, part of a $31.5 million program for projects across the country it was announced Tuesday.

Here is the rundown for a special edition of  Radio Boston. Tiziana Dearing is our host. Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower set anchor at what is now known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. At the time, it was called Patuxet. For those who grew up in New England, the Pilgrims story is a childhood staple. We take a fresh look at that 400-year-old history. We start with Richard Pickering, deputy executive director and chief historian of the Plimoth Patuxet museum. He reminds us of the history o...