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Harriet Tubman raid to free more than 700 in South Carolina to be honored
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Maryland native and civil rights icon's work in South Carolina during the Civil War often gets...
The Legacy Of Harriet Tubman Lives On In Cayuga County
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany remember Harriet Tubman’s story for her efforts in the Underground Railroad. She was also a...
A Conversation With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar About Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen I hear the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, so many thoughts immediately come to mind: NBA great, the...
Titans of freedom: PBS documentaries look at Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 4—The best thing about Nicole London's job is she has the opportunity to learn something new each day. The director, producer and co-writer of "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" had the ...
11 Black history facts to commemorate Black History Month
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFebruary is Black History Month. Honor the contributions of luminaries like Martin Luther King Jr.,...
A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality – 5 essential reads
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of...
Movies that did Black history justice
Digital Spy via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor years, cinema's skewed take on Black history and a general, global reluctance to make such movies have left a gap. But every now and again something...
Why Pennies Still Exist and Other Money Trivia
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agourfinguss/istockphoto The concept of money replaced primitive bartering around 3,000 years ago. Since then, the universal purchasing medium has often...
How well do you know your monuments to Black Americans? Here's a primer.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMemphis is a city rich in African American history. From early 20th Century businessmen to civil...
Why Harriet Tubman on the $20 Is Symbolism That Matters
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyOne of America’s most fervently held—and...