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He was known as ‘Fess.’ Beloved Hilton Head principal, community leader Isaac Wilborn dies
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Rev. Isaac Wayman Wilborn Jr. of Elloree, a longtime educator, minister and community leader in...
Montgomery events honor Rosa Parks Day and 68th anniversary of Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFour days of celebration and reflection are coming this weekend with the 68th anniversary of the...
Boyd: Black history is Indiana history. Indiana Landmarks saves it one building at a time
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This column was originally published in 2022. Representation matters. That phrase has become rather cliché recently, but I like those two words because they’re simple but pack ...
How old is your church? Our timeline tracks 251, from 1826 to present
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 16—Four score and 117 years ago, when Abe Lincoln was just a gangly teen, a group of early settlers met in a log cabin in the future Vermilion County to establish what would become the area's ...
Righting the past: Walker W. Thomas, national newspaper correspondent and veteran, dead at 28
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
Black History Month Historical Black Communities and Businesses of Huntsville
The Huntsville Item, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 27—Huntsville was founded in 1837, with farming, forestry and cattle the main industries. The 1880 census listed Walker County population at 12,024, of which 6,766 were Blacks or African ...
Those who perished 125 years ago in sinking of 'Maine's Titanic' remembered at service
Tribune via AOL· 6 months agoNov. 25—In Portland's historical Abyssinian Meeting House, 198 names were read aloud Saturday remembering those who perished 125 years ago in New England's worst maritime disaster. On the Saturday ...
Righting the past: Lillie Anna James, revered educator and private school owner, dead
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor’s note: This is the 22nd in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
Major new Vietnam exhibit in Columbia showcases SC voices from controversial war
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoWith the new exhibit opening on Veterans Day, the Confederate Relic Room museum hopes more people...
In Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood, Black residents fear police
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoIn a terrible way, the death of Tyre Nichols brings vindication to members of the Black community in...