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Garrison descendant attends panel ceremony in Newburyport
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—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 ...
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...
The Irish connection: How Frederick Douglass became part of Cork, Ireland's history
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs Colm Kelleher stood in the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives lobby in downtown Rochester, he...
The 1908 Springfield Race Riot: An unseemly chapter of Springfield history
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe 1908 Springfield Race Riot is an unseemly chapter in the city's history. Two Black men — Scott...
Here are 10 Black History Month events in the Evansville area
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFebruary is Black History Month. If you're looking to take part in an observance, here's a list of...
A CT city could have had the first Black college in America. But the opposition was too strong, as...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe year 1831 seemed the perfect time to start a new venture in New Haven, one that would bring education and prosperity to the Black community in the city and beyond. It would be the first ...
Column: How can we protect our kids from racism? Author Ibram X. Kendi has this advice
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen an advance copy of Ibram X. Kendi's new book, "How to Raise an Antiracist," arrived in my mailbox, the massacre in Buffalo hadn't yet happened. Nor had the shooting in Laguna Woods, where ...
The 'lost history' of Frederick Douglass: Columbia author details abolitionist's relationship with...
Howard County Times, Columbia, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 4—Howard County residents are no strangers to Maryland Area Rail Commuter trips across the Baltimore-Washington region. But what today's commuters might not know is they are riding the ...
The Ultimate List of 100 Black History Trivia Questions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIf you’re hosting a game night, a trivia night, or are bored on a car ride and you want to have fun...
We The People: The noble life of James Forten, a Black man inspired by the Declaration of...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 8—Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today's question: What founding document said ...
