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The Negro Leagues
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0200
As we look forward to another season of baseball, it's a good time to also look back at some giants of the game who played before Jackie Robinson broke the...
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The Underground Railroad
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:58:00 +0200
In the 1840s newspapers began using a term Underground Railroad to refer to a mysterious network by which escaped slaves would travel northward, eventually finding freedom in Canada.
To some Americans,...
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Sojourner Truth
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:37:00 +0200
Born into slavery in New York State in the 1790s, Sojourner Truth never learned to read or write. Yet she became known as a passionate and intelligent advocate for the...
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Black History Month
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:16:00 +0200
As we commemorate Black History Month, it's an ideal time to pay tribute to the life and career of historian Carter G. Woodson, who is often cited as the creator...
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The 13th Amendment
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:24:00 +0200
The Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln issued on January 1, 1863, was destined to be a temporary measure. It invoked the war powers of the presidency, and it declared...
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Home of Josiah Henson In the News
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:48:00 +0200
The Washington Post's Civil War blog published an interesting item about the home of Josiah Henson, whose life is generally believed to have been an inspiration for the abolitionist novel...
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Remembering Melvinia
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:00 +0200
Seeing the first lady take her seat in the visitor's gallery of the House of Representatives for President Obama's State of the Union address was a reminder of the history...
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The Tuskegee Airmen
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:38:00 +0200
The new George Lucas action film "Red Tails" tells the story of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, a celebrated group of African-American fighter pilots in World War II.
The very existence of...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:19:00 +0200
As we pause to observe Martin Luther King Day, it's a good time to look back on his career.
Dr. King first came to prominence as a leader of the Montgomery...
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Langston Hughes
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0200
The author Langston Hughes was one of the most influential black writers of the 20th century. Known primarily as a poet, Hughes was also accomplished as a writer of fiction...
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