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February 24, 2008 445 0

Descendants of slaveholder join to note history

Deborah Bartley said her family always wondered why she liked sugar so much. Or why she always wanted to spend time near the water. Or even why she decorated her home...

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February 24, 2008 413 0

Congresswoman takes heroic freedmen stance

Cherokee Nation Chief Chad Smith and his supporters denounced HR 2824 by U.S. Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif. The bill is designed to strip federal funding from the tribe...

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February 24, 2008 433 0

African refugees in 1860 burial site remembered in Key West

A recent Black History Month event in Key West honored victims at an oceanfront burial site believed to be the only African refugee cemetery in the United States. The...

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February 24, 2008 428 0

Many Resources Available For Tracking Slave Ancestors

African-Americans have been celebrating their heritage throughout February as a part of Black History Month. For those who have shied away from searching for their...

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February 24, 2008 473 0

Canada still a land of hope & freedom

I COULD feel ghosts swirling through the cold December air. In front of me was the modest grave of John Freeman Walls, a former slave who had escaped to Canada...

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February 24, 2008 435 0

Former student shares story of royal ancestry

Artemus Gaye knew he descended from slaves, but it took a civil war in his native Liberia, eight trips to Mississippi and years of research to discover he is also...

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February 24, 2008 411 0

Southern Indiana woman is on a mission to identify unmarked African-American cemeteries

In her hands are dowsing rods; in her coat pocket are a screwdriver, wooden craft sticks and a red and a blue pen. The red pen is to mark female graves, the blue is...

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