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North Carolina residents sue to have Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ removed
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 6 days agoThe monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal...
The Promise Land festival celebrates arts, music and culture in the community
News Channel 5 Nashville· 1 day agoHave you heard of the Promise Land Community? The community was established and settled by former slaves from the Cumberland Furnace during the Reconstruction Period in Charlotte ...
‘Your quiet community could be destroyed’: Organizers to hold meeting to educate Gum Springs...
WTOP Washington· 4 days agoIn 1833, West Ford — a freed slave — bought 214 acres of land in Northern Virginia and founded the...
Yale turns to Stony Brook president to lead amid tumult - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 7 hours agoYale University named Maurie McInnis, the head of Long Island’s Stony Brook University, as its new...
Former slave Bass Reeves laid down law as deputy marshal | Only in Oklahoma
Tulsa World· 5 days agoShortly before Bass Reeves died in 1910, the Muskogee Phoenix said he was "honest, fearless and a...
As a freed slave, an Arlington man fought in the Civil War, but his grave was unmarked. Now he’s...
WJXT Jacksonville· 1 day agoJacksonville University, along with local leaders, unveiled plans on Tuesday to commemorate an...
Black North Carolinians Sue Over ‘Unsafe’ Confederate Monument Honoring ‘Faithful Slaves,’ Claim...
The New York Sun· 5 days agoIs a monument outside of a county courthouse dedicated in appreciation of “faithful slaves” racially...
GUEST COLUMN: The Fighting Snells
Rome Sentinel· 11 hours agoMustered up by their leader, Brigadier Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, a land and slave owner and veteran of the French and Indian War, they were heading west to ...
‘No Justice, No Streets’: 4 years after murder, George Floyd Square stands in protest
MPR News· 4 days ago“No one’s free until all free and before I be a slave, you’ll be buried in my grave,” Raycurt...
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
New York Times· 7 days agoJohn S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet...
