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People
Lewis and Clark's expedition included a man named York who was enslaved to William Clark. York 's story is not well known, but expedition journals, Clark's letters, and other accounts provide a sketch of the man and his importance to the Corps of Discovery. more people... |
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Places
Lost to history, a burial ground for free and enslaved Africans was discovered in Lower Manhattan in 1991 as a consequence of the planned construction of a federal office building. This sacred place is now preserved as a national park. more places... |
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Stories
In Those Days preserves the recollections - from slavery through modern times - of elderly African Americans in rural Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina, areas dramatically changed by the construction of the Richard B. Russell Dam in the 1980s. more stories... |
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Collections
Music box. Remington typewriter. Checkerboard. Bible. These and other possessions of Frederick Douglass offer unique insights into the man called the father of the civil rights movement, whose determination, brilliance, and eloquence shaped the nation. more collections... |
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