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The 1863 Union raid that freed every slave from Louisiana’s most famous plantation
Shutterstock Oak Alley’s Enslaved People Break Free Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana stands today as one of America’s most ...
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Escaped slaves built secret communities in this Virginia swamp for 200+ years
Shutterstock The Great Dismal Swamp’s Hidden Freedom Communities The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia ...
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The 17th-century Florida fortress that took 300 years of attacks and never fell once
Shutterstock Castillo de San Marcos Walls Defeated Cannons The massive stone walls of Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine ...
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Jean Lafitte, the notorious pirate who saved New Orleans from British invasion in 1815
Shutterstock Jean Lafitte Traded Piracy for American Victory Step into Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar in New Orleans’ ...