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Lawnside Underground Railroad Camp Brings South Jersey Black. ..
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (1776+ words) In a borough founded by free black families and freedom seekers, more than 20 middle school students are spending this week tracing in daylight the same routes people once traveled in the dark at risk of their lives. The theme this…...
In 1884, a Mendocino resident helped ensure today's birthright citizenship
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (542+ words) Look Tin Eli was born in 1870, residing with his parents and three siblings in Mendocino. His father was one of the first Chinese persons to arrive in Mendocino- an eight-year-old town just beginning to sense the enormous opportunities offered by…...
Revis" Ramblings: A day in history
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (308+ words) Today is July 11. Sometimes I like to check out the days past and see what notable events took place on the same day throughout history. I looked back and discovered several interesting events that happened on July 11. On July 11, 1804, a…...
Director of museum exploring the southern Jewish experience to speak in New Iberia
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (487+ words) A Clarksdale, MS synagogue pictured circa 1920." The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience at 818 Howard Ave. , New Orleans, LA." First night of Hanukkah in Clarksdale, MS in 1954." Foundations of Judaism display State by state kiosks Peddlers & Merchants Display Histories about…...
Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln: "The struggle of today is not altogether for today" | Today News
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (332+ words) The struggle of today is not altogether for today'it is for a vast future also." This powerful quote by Abraham Lincoln comes from his Annual Message to Congress, delivered on December 1, 1862. It reminds people that the difficulties they face today…...
Abraham Lincoln | American Experience | PBS
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (619+ words) He led his nation through the most difficult times it had known, restoring a shattered Union and ending slavery in America. Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the…...
Hopley Monument Plaque restored to honor local history - Crawford County Now
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (502+ words) BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)The Crawford County History Alliance held a gathering on Wednesday afternoon to rededicate and celebrate the newly restored plaque on the Hopley Monument. The Project is a part of the Crawford County History Alliance's Lincoln…...
William Pettigrew joins King's with major grant to examine how the trafficking of enslaved African people shaped Europe's development
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (269+ words) King's Department of History welcomes Professor William Pettigrew to lead "10 million research project to identify and study the people who financed the transatlantic slave trade. Professor William Pettigrew joins the Deaprtment of History from Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs…...
France And The Irony Of Repealing The Code Noir 178 Years Later, By Ejuchegahi Angwaomaodoko
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (1083+ words) Sahara Reporters The contradiction becomes even more glaring when one considers the image France has projected to the world for years. France's national motto, Libert, "galit, Fraternit interpreted as "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," has long symbolised the nation's commitment to freedom,…...
The $20 Bill Fight Was Never Really About Harriet Tubman
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (645+ words) U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave a short answer to a long-running fight over American memory. Asked whether the Treasury Department still planned to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, Bessent said, "We are not at present." The answer landed hard…...