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Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman are focus of PBS films from acclaimed director
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStanley Nelson, the acclaimed filmmaker whose "Attica" documentary was an Oscar finalist last year,...
Music, art, blueberries & Henry Gates Jr.: 19 top things to do on Cape Cod Aug. 12-18
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome issues of the day are seen through art this week, with movie screenings related to abortion and...
Gandhi's grandson speaks at ESU's Frederick Douglass Institute series
Pocono Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe East Stroudsburg University community heard from Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of the Indian...
History no longer lost: Frederick Douglass was no stranger to Terre Haute
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 1—Vigo County historian Crystal Reynolds and members of Indiana State University's chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha led a downtown walking tour Tuesday, recalling what was called the lost history ...
DeSantis' new assault on public education: Breaking New College of Florida
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Ron DeSantis is in the process of remaking (destroying) a great state college. The governor...
Mary McLeod Bethune sculpture to be unveiled in Capitol Wednesday; first Black person featured in...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA 13-foot tall statue of educator and philanthropist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be unveiled this...
Op/Ed: Speeches by Lincoln, Douglass still relevant, offer lessons to Indiana students
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Sen. Richard Lugar died in 2019, his legacies included an annual event at the University of...
‘Fifth Star’ tells story of Ohio’s fight for women’s right to vote | Book Talk
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore Ohio was even 30 years old, its women were advocating for the civil rights of others. The...
Curious Southcoast: How abolitionist Mary 'Polly' Johnson made her mark on New Bedford
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNEW BEDFORD — Whether they knew her as Mary Johnson or Polly Johnson, freedom seekers passed through...
Black History Month at Carlsbad Library
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary is Black History Month. Carter G. Woodson a Harvard-trained historian, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice ...