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Slavery’s ghost haunts cotton gin factory’s transformation
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoPRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — There’s no painless way to explain the history of a massive brick structure...
Loran Smith: Boll weevils were the bane of a Georgia cotton farmer's existence for years
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the last fortnight, I rode by a farm in south Georgia where cotton was making its way toward...
These Inventors Completely Changed the Course of History
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFamous inventors like Thomas Edison, Madam C.J. Walker, John Deere, and Steve Jobs developed ideas...
Pluto enters Aquarius on March 23, and astrologers say it's a big deal
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn March 23 7:23 a.m. ET, Pluto, the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system, is switching...
New restaurant coming to downtown Tampa’s Floridan Palace Hotel
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmong the changes to Tampa’s historic Floridan Palace Hotel, which might include a new name, is the revamping of the former Sapphire Lounge into a new restaurant called The Dan. It will open ...
What was the Beau Brummel Club? KCQ looks back at KC’s post-WWI Black social clubs
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe clubs supported Black-owned businesses and offered a thriving social, cultural and civic scene...
Junk history is miring a generation in ignorance
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months ago‘Beethoven?” “Black!” “Mozart?” “Black!” “William Shakespeare?” “Undoubtedly black, without question”. Henry VIII was black, too – although the jury...
Britain’s 15 coolest neighbourhoods – and how to see them like a local
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Living like a local” has become one of the 21st century’s most unstoppable travel trends. Yes,...
