Black History
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BAILEY: Black Students Must Be Taught the Legacy of Medgar Evers
The education system in this country will never, in the foreseeable future, teach the real history of Black folks in…
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Filmmaker Documents Grandparents’ Travel in RV During Civil Rights Era
Carla Brown is nearing completion of a new film that documents her grandparents' journey in a RV around the country…
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Weather Critical in Success of Underground Railroad
As documented throughout the pages of African American and women's history, Harriet Tubman courageously engineered the freedom of dozens of…
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Documenting History: Rep. John Lewis Leads 55th Anniversary Selma March
Legendary Rep. John Lewis made an inspiring return to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 1 to…
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Tubman Descendants Commit to Fighting Illiteracy
Harriet Tubman counts among several figures mentioned and venerated during Black History Month, not only for her more than a…
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Education of MLK’s Life, Legacy Critical for Young People, Advocates Say
More than a half-century after the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many of America’s youth are still…
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Frances ‘Fannie’ Barrier Williams a Champion for Women’s Suffrage, African Americans
France "Fannie" Barrier Williams possessed such oratory skills that even her white peers of the women's suffrage movement could not…
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‘Recovering Untold Stories’: Civil Rights Veteran Revisits School Victory
As a child in South Carolina after World War II, Celestine Parson Lloyd took part in a groundbreaking study to…
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D.C. Councilman’s Bill Implements African American History Courses
Many a parent, and student, have longed for Black History lessons as part of the school curriculum. District schools might…
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How Black Soldiers Saved the Union in the Forgotten Battle of Island Mound
In October 1862, a group of formerly enslaved and vastly outnumbered African American troops soundly defeated Confederate guerrilla fighters during…
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