Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Kingdom by the Sea - Fortress Monroe

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From the Fall 2010 National Park Conservation Association Magazine , "Freedom’s Fortress At Virginia’s Fort Monroe, preserving th...
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African-American abolitionist named Robert Purvis

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African-American abolitionist named Robert Purvis (August 4, 1810 – April 15, 1898) The Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania An...
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Friday, July 27, 2012

Howard Thurman - "What Do You Want, Really"

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Howard Thurman - "What Do You Want, Really"
Monday, July 23, 2012

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

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Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia 00 Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 780-9093;  www.blackhistorymuseum.org ...
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Slave Escape on the Scorner Pearl, 1848

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From The Washington Post , "Escape on the Pearl: Daniel Drayton orchestrated the escape attempt by 77 D.C.-area slaves," by ...

Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center

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From the May 2012 issue of the Minnesota Monthly , "Say It Loud:  Roxanne Givens on the long march to opening the state’s first bl...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

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NARRATOR: April 11th, 1865, two days after the end of the Civil War. In the White House, President Abraham Lincoln agonized over his fir...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Confederate Reckoning and The Long Shadow of the Civil War

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From the Nation Magazine , "Restless Confederates," by  Eric Foner, on 14  July 2010  --   The bicentennial of Abraham Linc...

Confederate Emancipation: Southern Plans to Free and Arm Slaves During the Civil War

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Review, for the Washington Post Book World, by  David W. Blight, Yale University Some myths in American history have tenacious enduran...
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