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234 Years Later, NH Slaves Are Granted Freedom
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Fourteen slaves who petitioned the New Hampshire Legislature for their freedom during the Revolutionary War were granted posthumous emancipation Friday when…
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First Lady Lauds Effort to Preserve DC Slave House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the…
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Little Known Black History Fact: The Point of Pines Slave Cabin
Edisto Island in South Carolina is home to two of the nation’s oldest slave cabins. Cabins found on the island date back to the 1850’s.…
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SC Slave Cabin Dismantled for Smithsonian Display
EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton,…
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Little Known Black History Fact: Plantation Games
There were several games that black children of the plantation played even in the midst of oppression. The children had to play with things found…
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Are Guns Necessary? Araminta Harriet Ross Would Say ‘Yes’ and So Should You
Some 100 years after her death, Araminta Harriet Ross is finally getting her props. You know Ross better as Harriet Tubman, that bold sister who…
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Little Known Black History Fact: Sweet Potato Pie
During the sixteenth century, Brits from Europe brought the tradition of making pumpkin pies for dessert to West Africa. The tradition was soon brought to…
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Too Young to Learn About Slavery?
One of Roland Martin’s recent guests was a mom who was upset with her five-year-old son’s elementary school because she thought the lesson on slavery…
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Black Students ‘Act Out’ Slavery in Alabama Classroom
Jamelle Young is outraged after her five-year-old son was asked to act out a slave auction in his kindergarten class. Young found out about the…
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Emory President’s Essay Draws Criticisms
ATLANTA (AP) — In recent years, Emory University made a point to acknowledge how the school was once led by slave owners, but an essay…
