The Roots of Virginia Culture, The Past is Present,
41st Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival,
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Contributed on May 07, 2007
By: Faried_88778
I found great inspiration in the lessons from Booker T Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. There were numerous others but growing up these were the people that helped to shape my thoughts.
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Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass escaped from bondage in 1838 and soon emerged as one of the...
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Clergyman Henry Highland Garnet was well acquainted with the evils of America's "peculiar...
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Octavius V. Catto was a tireless activist who gave his life in the struggle to secure civil...
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Abolitionist and women's–rights leader Sojourner Truth worked tirelessly for the poor and...
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Contributed on December 13, 2007
By: RonLevi
I remember the day I learned that there was a long history of participation in the sport of ice hockey by people of African heritage who were, to my amazement, the sons and grandsons of American slaves who arrived in Nova Scotia via the Underground Railro
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Contributed on December 17, 2007
By: nwilkins
http://emancipation2000.com
Featuring the largest and most Unique collection of rare and hard to find black historical art prints. Overe 300 available sizes 11*17 and 24*36
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