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    Their Doodles Entertain, But Google Hopes They Spark Important Conversations, Too

    Google doodles have been surprising and oftentimes delighting users for almost 20 years, but the tech giant wants them to do more than just make us smile. Google hopes they help teach us, too.
    by Isabel Dobrin Nov 26, 2017 3 minutes
    A Google doodle from earlier this year commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Silent Parade, during which almost 10,000 African-Americans marched in New York City to protest violence against African-Americans.

    By now, you're probably familiar with them. Chances are you've pulled up the Google search page, surprised and perhaps delighted to find the usual blue, red, yellow and green letters transformed to make the Google logo into a colorful cartoonish image to celebrate an important anniversary or holiday.

    Google has been sharing its beloved Google doodles with millions of people around the world since 2000. The came in 1998 after Google founders Larry

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