Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Happy 2015 From The US Slave Blog!!

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This year let's resolve to make better bad decisions.
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"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"

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"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"  --  Nancy Wilson Written By Frank Loesser (1947) Maybe its much too early in the ...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Slave Hunt, Dismal Swamp, Virginia by Thomas Moran, 1862

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Slave Hunt, Dismal Swamp, Virginia by Thomas Moran, 1862.
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Monday, December 29, 2014

The Underground Railroad Network at the Great Dismal Swamp

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From the US Fish and Wildlife   --  More than 150 years after the last slave escaped to freedom through the thick forest of what is now ...
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Frederick Law Olmsted: Runaways and Slave Hunters in the Dismal Swamp

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"Runaways and slave hunters in the Dismal Swamp, " by Frederick Law Olmsted, A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States: with R...
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"The Slave in the Dismal Swamp" By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Poems on Slavery, and Voices of the Night; By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1842 The Slave in the Dismal Swamp  by Henry Wadsworth Lon...

Runaway Slave Life In The Swamps of Virginia

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As reported by The New York Times Opinionator , "Life in the Swamp," by J. Brent Morris, on 19 October 2013 --  In early ...
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Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832

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Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia , by  David Edward Cronin , 1888 As reported by the Washington Times Book Review , by...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

#1 "We Need A Little Christmas" by Johnny Mathis

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Johnny Mathis - "We Need A Little Christmas" From Wikipedia, The Christmas song, "We Need a Little Christmas," i...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

#2 "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" -- Mahalia Jackson

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  Mahalia Jackson Sweet Little Jesus Boy
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#3 "Oh Holy Night"

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  According to Shepherd's Care Ministries , "The Amazing Story of 'O Holy Night'," by Ace Collins  -- Declared ...
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#4 "Go Tell It on the Mountain/Mary Had A Baby"

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"Go Tell It on the Mountain" is an African-American spiritual song, compiled by John Wesley Work, Jr., dating back to at leas...
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#5 "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" -- Harry Belafonte

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The song, "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day," lyrics originate from a poem ‘Christmas Bells’ written by Henry Wadsworth Long...
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#6 "The First Noel" by BeBe & CeCe Winans

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From the Christian Broadcast Network , "Christmas Devotion: The First Noel," by Kenneth W. Osbeck, from the Devotion Book, Am...
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#7 -- "White Christmas" by The Drifters

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Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" sung by The Drifters "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscin...
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#8 -- Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto James Brown

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"Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto"  James Brown Santa Claus, go straight to the ghetto Hitch up your reindeer, uh! A...
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Monday, December 22, 2014

#9 -- Santa Claus Is A Black Man

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Santa Claus Is A Black Man "Santa Claus is a Black Man" is a Christmas song by record producer and songwriter Teddy Vann, p...
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#10 -- This Christmas by Donny Hathaway (1970)

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This Christmas by Donny Hathaway (1970) Hang on the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better This Christmas And as we trim the...
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Sunday, December 21, 2014

The US Injustice System Found The Youngest Person Executed In America, George Stinney Jr., Not Guilty 70 Years After Execution

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  George Stinney, Jr.  (1929-1944) As reported by Peace FM online , " SAD! Youngest Person Executed In US Cleared Of Murder - 70...

The US Civil War: Death By Freedom

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As reported by The New York Times , in an article entitled, "Liberation as Death Sentence," by Jennifer Schuessler, on 10 Ju...