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Service honours freed and enslaved Blacks
49+ min ago (406+ words) Bermuda still feels the effects of enslavement and segregation in the 21st century through inequality, trauma and violence, the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, said today. The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill spoke during a service at a former graveyard at the Rubber…...
Author shares Booker T. Washington School history
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (223+ words) WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A local author and East Side advocate is sharing the history of Booker T. Washington School and the success of its graduates through her book. Readers met local author Brenda Jarrett at Frank and Joe’s Coffee…...
How Philadelphia Shaped Addy Walker, American Girl’s First Black Doll
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (360+ words) Philadelphia isn’t just a backdrop in the story of Addy Walker, American Girl’s first African American doll. The city serves as the emotional core of Addy’s journey, representing freedom and the promise of a new beginning, writes Liz Crawford for…...
From Battlefield Debacles to Sideburns: The Peculiar Legacy of General Ambrose Burnside
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (30+ words) Although General Ambrose Burnside had success and won victories during the Civil War, he is best remembered for …...
Program to explore role the Underground Railroad played in Kendall and Kane counties
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (367+ words) The Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission will host a free public presentation on the Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery movement in Kendall and Kane counties, the village said. The presentation, titled “Freedom’s Path: The Underground Railroad and the Anti-Slavery Movement in…...
History, Civil Rights, and a Good Time
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (562+ words) Step back in time and take a “swift ride on the Soul Train” in celebration of the first Black labor union. The NAACP San Luis Obispo County Branch is partnering with the SLO Railroad Museum for “From Pullman to Soul…...
An Ancient Body Found in the Ice in 1859 Has Finally Been Identified Using DNA From a Living BBC Journalist
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (483+ words) A body pulled from the Arctic ice in 1859 has finally been given a name. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have used DNA from living descendants to identify four more sailors from Sir John Franklin‘s doomed 1845 expedition, among them…...
All you need to know about SAS soldier Bob Considine
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (351+ words) Bob Considine was an SAS soldier involved in the Iranian Embassy siege in London. Although he never became a household name, he was among the highly trained operators who formed part of the SAS's counter-revolutionary warfare wing, the unit responsible…...
DeLand historian searches for a permanent home for storied WWII tugboat ‘Tiger’
2+ day, 16+ min ago (989+ words) More than 80 years since the end of World War II, one small but mighty tugboat has a story that has come full circle, beginning in DeLand and returning for its final chapter. The U.S. Army ST-479 “Tiger” now sits on the…...
Mattapoisett to Honor 20 Revolutionary War Patriots at Hammond Cemetery Ceremony
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (303+ words) National recognition is coming to the Hammond Cemetery on River Road in Mattapoisett. The cemetery will be designated a Revolutionary War Burial Site at a ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 19. Raymond Hanks, an organizer who chairs Mattapoisett's Cemetery Advisory…...