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A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
ClickOnDetroit· 2 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Florence civil rights icon John Gaines of 'Friendship Nine' dies
WPDE· 5 days agoFlorence civil rights leader and attorney John Gaines has died, according to Douglas Hawkins with...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
Associated Press· 2 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 16 hours agoThe Justice Department is still investigating several other Civil Rights Era deaths after closing the Emmett Till case this week. Using the Cold Case Initiative, investigators ...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
KOAM· 1 day agoThis year marks the 161st anniversary of the raid, and the Tabernacle Baptist Church – the first Black Baptist church in Beaufort, South Carolina – unveiled ...
Supreme Court's redistricting decision could hurt map challengers - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 2 days agoIt can already be tough for challengers to distinguish between those motivations when racial...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 14 hours agoSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is raising eyebrows and getting plenty of eye rolls for his comments on a landmark Court decision that helped invigorate the Civil Rights ...
Elmira's Madison Ave. Bridge to be renamed for civil rights icons. How they made an impact
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHe was reelected nine times and was named deputy mayor in 1988. Allen, whose family moved from South...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 1 day agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
WCMH Columbus· 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
