Black History
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House Speaker, Bernie Sanders, Celebrities, Others Remember Rep. John Lewis
As news of Rep. John Lewis’ death at age 80 spread early online Saturday, many high-profile admirers from politics and…
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Trump Orders Flags Lowered at Half Staff in Honor of John Lewis
As a show of respect for the memory of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) who passed away Friday at age 80…
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Nathan Richardson to Honor Frederick Douglass at D.C.’s Lincoln Park
After recently saving the Freedmen's Monument from threat of being "burned" by a foul-mouthed Harvard underclassman, Nathan Richardson will return…
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Remarkable Story of Final Transatlantic Slave Survivor Reveals She Died in 1940
At 2 years old, Matilda McCrear was kidnapped in 1860 by slave traders in West Africa. Along with her parents…
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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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