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The African Island Where Plantation Slavery May Have Been Invented
Historians point to a small island off the coast of Africa — São Tomé, located in the Gulf of Guinea — as one of the […]
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Celebrating Bill Greason: The Last Living Negro League Player at 101
At 101 years old, Bill Greason stands as the last living link to the historic Negro Leagues, a pioneering chapter in baseball history that gave […]
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Why Frederick Douglass Chose Valentine’s Day as His Birthday
Frederick Douglass, one of America’s most influential abolitionists and orators, never knew the exact date of his birth. Like many enslaved people in the early […]
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Safe House Linked to Underground Railroad Discovered in New York Museum
Historians and preservationists have uncovered a remarkable piece of African American history inside a New York museum — a hidden safe house believed to have […]
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Cudjo Bakwante: From Enslaved Ghanaian Royal to Newark’s First Black Business Owner
The remarkable story of Cudjo Bakwante traces a journey from enslavement to entrepreneurship, making him one of the most inspiring figures in African diaspora history. […]
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The Intriguing Story of the Enslaved Woman Behind a New England Statue
In New England, a statue stands as a silent witness to a forgotten chapter of American history — the life of an enslaved woman whose […]
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Boston Museum Returns Works of Enslaved Potter David Drake to His Descendants
In a landmark cultural gesture, a Boston museum has officially returned several ceramic pieces crafted by David Drake, the renowned 19th-century enslaved African American potter, […]
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Lost Grave of Olaudah Equiano’s Daughter Found by A-Level Student
In a remarkable discovery, an A-Level student in the UK has located the long-lost grave of Joanna Vassa, the daughter of Olaudah Equiano, the formerly […]