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South Texas ranch recognized as a refuge for slaves pursuing freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 4 days agoThe National Park Service recently recognized the Jackson Ranch’s historical significance as part of...
SC church to unveil Harriet Tubman sculpture commemorating raid freeing 700 slaves
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThis story originally appeared on South Carolina Daily Gazette. A historic Black church in South...
Colson Whitehead Cancels His Commencement Speech at UMass Amherst
New York Times· 7 days agoThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead said Thursday that he would not give the...
Preservation New Jersey aims to protect history with 10 most endangered historic sites list
Gannett via AOL· 17 hours agoThe first section of the Homestead Plantation House was built around 1720-1740, and was partly paid...
Judge dismisses Tim Ballard’s wife as a defendant in sexual assault lawsuits
The Salt Lake Tribune· 6 days agoA Utah judge dismissed claims against Katherine Ballard, the wife of Operation Underground Railroad...
Why this Philadelphia charter school sends students on learning excursions beginning in kindergarten
CBS News· 6 days agoIn West Philadelphia, one charter school says the best lessons are those learned outside the...
National landmarks show two views of American history. Which is yours?
USA Today· 16 hours agoIt had taken 10 years of paperwork, bureaucratic wrangling and persistence for federal officials to...
Fort Mose, the first free Black settlement in US, long buried, is being resurrected
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoThere isn’t much on the 40-acre grounds except a small museum and a boardwalk leading to a salt...
NYC policy on how long migrant families can stay in shelters was 'haphazard,' audit finds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA New York City policy imposing 60-day limits on shelter stays for migrant families was rolled out...
Colson Whitehead cancels UMass Amherst commencement speech over "shameful" protest arrests
CBS News· 6 days agoAuthor Colson Whitehead will no longer be the keynote speaker for the University of Massachusetts...