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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
A feast for readers: why a good anthology is a gateway to great writing
Thankfully, two recent anthologies of Indian fiction — both suggested to me by avid readers at the Book Fair — sparkled and may redress an imbalance noted by a literary friend recently: Jaipur, and ...
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Reverend, a slave, and the Black Heritage Trail of NH
The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...
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How a Former Slave Became the Rockefeller of New York City’s Oyster Restaurants
Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the ...