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January 23, 2009 335 0

‘In memory of Nancy, a colored woman’

There is no last name on Nancy’s grave. The tombstone is half the height of those surrounding it. But it is there – the grave of a former slave buried...

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January 23, 2009 372 0

‘Family Tree’ exhibit traces Cape May’s earliest black families

Southern Cape May County was once a haven for fugitive slaves, freed slaves and free-born blacks who came here for the same reason as white settlers: They wanted a...

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January 15, 2009 335 0

GenealogyBank.com Reports Addition of 170 Historical Newspapers

Naples, FL (PRWEB) January 15, 2009 — GenealogyBank.com, the leading provider of digitized historical and recent newspapers for family history research...

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January 8, 2009 335 0

Slave History of Charleston

The old slave quarters of the Aiken family reveal many stories of slave life and culture in Charleston in the 19th century. Ironworking and the ability to cultivate...

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January 8, 2009 373 0

The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise Photography Exhibition Opens at the Smithsonian Jan. 30

“The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise,” a collaboration between the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the...

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January 8, 2009 358 0

PBS Celebrates Black History Month With an Extensive Lineup of Special Programming

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — From history to performing arts to independent film, PBS offers viewers the opportunity to explore the rich and...

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January 8, 2009 344 0

Historic black towns spotlighted in Lawton

The realty sign touted Taft as an Oklahoma town to call home “amid healthy, happy and prosperous surroundings.” For some black families yearning to escape the...

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January 8, 2009 333 0

National Archives Celebrates Black History Month in February

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Archives will celebrate Black History Month in February with a special showing of the Emancipation...

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