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'Schoolhouse': Rosenwald Schools In The South

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Stephanie Deutsch has written for the New York Times and The Weekly Standard.

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Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington came from vastly different backgrounds.

Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Co., was one of the richest men in America; Washington rose out of slavery to become a civil rights leader. But their meeting led eventually to the construction of thousands of schools for black children in the segregated South.

Stephanie Deutsch tells the story of their friendship in her new book You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South.

12:25 pm

Sun March 11, 2012

Flower Power: Philly Show Eyes More Than Gardeners

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Visitors to the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show entered through a wave-like tunnel. The show's theme was "Hawaii: Islands of Aloha."

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Alongside the more modern exhibits, the flower show included traditional floral displays like these yellow calla lilies.

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Philadelphia hosted the world's oldest and largest indoor flower show this week.

Since 1829, the Philadelphia International Flower Show has attracted gardeners looking for ideas they can try at home. But in an effort to attract more than just gardeners, the show modernized this year.

"We cannot just have exhibits, and [have] people come to look at exhibits. That's old-school," said Drew Becher, the new president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. "Museums are getting away from that. We have got to be interactive."

9:44 am

Sun March 11, 2012

From Thousands Of Songs, Four SXSW Discoveries

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K Ishibashi, who performs under the name Kishi Bashi, will perform at SXSW Friday.

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Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 9:27 am

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This week, more than 2,000 bands will perform live as part of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas — and each will hope to stand out somehow. It's one thing to play SXSW, but another to generate excitement.

6:00 am

Sun March 11, 2012

Japanese Village Marks Disasters' Anniversary

By Anthony Kuhn

The people of Japan have been remembering the dreadful events of March 11, 2012 when at 2:46 p.m., a massive earthquake struck. Soon afterwards a tsunami crashed into the north east coast. The village of Minamisanriku, once a beautiful fishing community and tourist destination, was one of the towns worst affected. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports.

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6:00 am

Sun March 11, 2012

Record-Setter Says He Won't Run Backward Anymore

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Achim Aretz holds the Guinness World Record for running the half marathon, backward. But now, the 27-year-old German athlete says he's tired of doing something almost no one else does and wants to head in a new direction. Reporter Caitlan Carroll caught up with him in Hannover, Germany.

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12:41 pm

Sun March 11, 2012