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Topics: History
African-American History Month: Honoring Shirley Hines-Atkins
This African-American History Month, we are honoring black men and women who played a pivotal role in helping the American Red Cross become the organization that it is today. This …
African-American History Month: Honoring Steve Bullock
This African-American History Month, we are honoring black men and women who played a pivotal role in helping the American Red Cross become the organization that it is today. …
African-American History Month: Honoring Gwen T. Jackson
This African-American history month, we are honoring black men and women who played a pivotal role in helping the American Red Cross become the organization that it is today. This …
African-American History Month: Honoring Frederick Douglass
This African-American history month, we are honoring black men and women who played a pivotal role in helping the American Red Cross become the organization that it is today. This …
Former Donut Dollie Celebrates 105th Birthday
Story by Peter Macias, Director of Communications for Service to the Armed Forces Birthday celebrations are special. Each year these celebrations help us recognize our impact and special place in …
SS Red Cross Offers Aid at Outbreak of World War I
A True Demonstration of Impartial Humanitarianism At the outbreak of the Great War, the American Red Cross announced a special appeal to fund a hospital relief ship bound for Europe. …
Why the Red Cross Responds to Home Fires
May 1969. Dayton, Ohio. American Red Cross photo by Rudolph Vetter. Each night while you and I are sleeping, there are families across the country who wake up to smoke, …
A Letter Home From Vietnam with Help from Red Cross
Editor’s note: This blog post originally appeared on the Colorado Red Cross blog. Story by Autumn Velez & photos provided by George Autobee. Imagine being eighteen years old – you have just …
Your Top Clara Barton Questions, Answered
Throughout the year, the Red Cross social media team fields a number of questions about our fearless founder, Clara Barton. While there are many places online (and in libraries) to …