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100 years ago, Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery was published. Soon after that, another dominant black intellectual of the day, W.E.B. DuBois offered a differing view on how African-Americans should define their new role in society. Liane Hansen speaks with historian Douglas Brinkley and DuBois biographer David Levering Lewis about the legacy of Up from Slavery.

NPR Music's Song of the Day features a new track every weekday, with analysis of the music, links to each artist's Web sites and, of course, a chance to hear the song itself. Here, Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson talks about recent selections by A Hawk and a Hacksaw, John Forte and Volcano Choir.

An Islamic militant Web site posts video purporting to show the beheading of U.S. civilian Nick Berg, 26, at the hands of masked men in Iraq. Berg had been missing since April 9; his decapitated body was found Saturday. A voice on the tape tied the killing to abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison; it also invoked the name of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

With five months to go in the election season, a barrage of presidential campaign ads has begun -- on the World Wide Web. Political ad content isn't restricted by law when it's delivered online, and the assaults are markedly vicious.

The ship has been brought to life through a web portal. It explores its different versions throughout time using a 365-degree, 3D model. The models don't include characters, it's just about the ship.

Pitcher Jon Lester caught a ground ball but it got stuck in the webbing of his glove — he couldn't throw the ball. Finally, he threw the entire glove to the first baseman, who caught it for the out.

A TSA blog highlights a web feature called "Can I bring my....?" You finish the sentence, and search to find out if it's allowed on board the flight. Gravy is prohibited unless properly packed.

Linda talks to Marita Brunner (BREW ner) the founder of Flight 427 Air Disaster Support League. She had a relative on board the USAir flight that crash near Pittsburgh in the fall of 1994. She says relatoves and friends of victims of air crashes have to suffer the deaths plus the fact they often do not have a say on burial and retrieval of posessions. She says the Florida crash will bring the extra pain of perhaps no way to retrieve remains at all. She asked that for our web page we include the following: Natl Air Disaster Alliane 412-572-6427 PO Box 13117, Akron OH 44313.

GlaxoSmithKlein, the manufacturer of the antidepressant Paxil, has released on its company Web site reports of unpublished clinical tests of that drug in children and adolescents suffering from depression. Paxil is not approved for use in children but some doctors have prescribed it off label. SmithKline officials have denied that they selectively disclosed clinical trial findings. This is the first time that this data on Paxil have been made public and NPR's Joanne Silberner looks at whether it will give a different picture of the safety and efficacy of the drug.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt is visiting the Hermit Kingdom, where few people have ever been allowed to access Google, let alone the billions of web pages it can search for information. Schmidt is part of a delegation led by former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.