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Revolution

Kilkee, Ireland

Che Guevara Mural

A serendipitous meeting between a South American revolutionary and a local barman resulted in an iconic image of 20th-century art.

Zhongzheng District, Taiwan

Yellow Tiger Flag

The official flag of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.

The Rainbow Swash

Corita Kent: How a Nun Became a Revolutionary Pop Artist

Her art asserted joy in a difficult political climate.

The Podcast Team August 15, 2025

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Museo Jtatik Samuel

This museum in Chiapas honors Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a key figure of the Zapatista movement.

1763 Monument in Georgetown, Guyana.

The Berbice Rebellion of 1763 Ended With a Letter

The enslaved population of this former Dutch colony had control of the island for the better part of a year. Their decision to offer peaceful surrender to colonists backfired spectacularly.

The Podcast Team May 28, 2025

Fannin Battleground State Historic Site

The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.

San Salvador, El Salvador

Iglesia El Rosario

Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.

Malolos, Philippines

Kalayaan (Freedom) Tree

This centuries-old tree has been a witness to some of the most important events in the history of the Philippines.

Poreč, Croatia

Joakim Rakovac Memorial

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

San Juan, Philippines

El Polvorin

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

La Rochelle, France

Statue of Toussaint Louverture

This statue by a foremost African sculptor presents the leader in Haiti's independence struggle as a heroic figure contemplating his fledgling nation's constitution.

Washington, D.C.

Taras Shevchenko Memorial

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

La Maison de Robespierre

One of the most notorious leaders of the French Revolution once lived here.

Podcast: Sans Souci Palace

Inside the ruins of a palace that once hosted Haiti's only king.

The Podcast Team May 6, 2024

Cork City Gaol

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

Westminster, Vermont

Grave of William French

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Strawbery Banke

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

Mother-daughter opera singers Givonna Joseph (left) and Aria Mason (right) founded OperaCreole in 2011 to stage the forgotten works of New Orleans’s Creole composers of color.

Meet the Black Divers, Bakers, and Truck Drivers Making History in 2023

From New Orleans's unappreciated musical genius to the search for a lost shipwreck off Florida, we highlight our favorite Black History stories of 2023.

Roxanne Hoorn December 26, 2023