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A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts
A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist Churches in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document ...
‘The Holy Grail’: Lost 19th century anti-slavery scroll found in Mass. closet
Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.
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A volunteer finds Holy Grail of abolitionist-era documents in New England
Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...
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Slavery, Emancipation, and the Continued March Toward Liberation in the Virgin Islands
For nearly two centuries, the Danish West Indies were entangled in the brutal Atlantic Slave Trade, which saw the forced ...
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Juneteenth sparks review of museums, slavery’s impact
Cherokee Nation celebrated Juneteenth this year with the signing of an executive order establishing a task force to examine ...
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Hoskin creates task force to examine impact of slavery on 19th-Century tribal economy, infrastructure
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine ...