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Garrison descendent attends panel ceremony at Garrison Gardens
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 26—NEWBURYPORT — William Lloyd Garrison's great-great-grandson, Frank Garrison, was one of roughly 20 people who attended Sunday's ceremony that saw the dedication of two informative panels ...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 10: Raven-Symone, Morgan Wade
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRaven-Symoné attends the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in...
16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker via AOL· 3 months agoLibrary of Congress // Getty Images; Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images It is an egregious fact that forced labor has long been a practice in...
Historic letters to be auctioned in Amesbury next week
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 29—AMESBURY — A ship's passport signed by John Adams and a group of letters written by William Lloyd Garrison will available to the highest bidder when John McInnis Auctioneers hosts a ...
Did the Confederates have a point, kind of? Here's a hint: not really
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRobert E Lee statue removal Eze Amos/Getty Images There’s no doubt that Australian law professor...
#KarriettTubman Trends As Twitter Drags Attempt To Paint Kate Middleton’s Ancestor As ‘Greatest...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe British royal family is trying hard to escape its reputation for racism and anti-Blackness....
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBOSTON - It's a question often asked this month with an answer, not always known. Why is Black History Month in February? "That's a great question, and...
What to America is John Brown?
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCapture of John Brown in the engine house The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images On December 2, 1859, the United States saw its first execution...
The Actual Civil War Was Also Preceded by Fiction That Imagined, “What if America Had a Civil War?”
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe year is 1849. Martin Van Buren has just been sworn in for his fourth term as president. Every...
Visit The African Meeting House, The Oldest Black Church Building In The US
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHistoric Boston has numerous sites that tell stories of the city‘s past. Among these is the African...
