All posts tagged "African-American"
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6.7K5MassachusettsElizabeth Buffum Chace, Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Buffum Chace belonged to old and distinguished Rhode Island families, but she was distrusted and shunned because of her ardent opposition...
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23.1K6ConnecticutThe Puritan Divorce Allows Escape From the Chain of Matrimony
When Elizabeth Luxford found out her husband James already had a wife, she went straight to the Court of Assistants in Massachusetts...
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7.6K2Arts and LeisureThe Rise and Fall of Kumbaya — and of the Man Who ‘Discovered’ the Song
Left-wing activists would never have adopted Kumbaya as an anthem if a folklore buff hadn’t lugged wax cylinders to the Sea Islands. There,...
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10.7K1Arts and LeisureEva Tanguay, The Lady Gaga of Vaudeville
As America started to throw off its Victorian propriety and embrace the Roaring Twenties, the bold, sexy Eva Tanguay showed them the...
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209.0K30ConnecticutThe 1911 Heat Wave Was So Deadly It Drove People Insane
A July 1911 heat wave killed thousands of New Englanders and sent many over the brink of madness. During 11 hellish days,...
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8.4K3Arts and LeisureDorothy West Gets Rediscovered by Jacqueline Onassis
Dorothy West at 88 lived quietly in the Martha’s Vineyard village of Oak Bluffs when Jacqueline Onassis encouraged her to finish her...
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6.4K6MaineJames Healy, Portland’s African-American Bishop Who Passed for White
James Healy, born a slave, became the Roman Catholic bishop of Portland and founder of the Diocese of Manchester in the late...
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11.1K3Arts and LeisureMajor Taylor, World-Famous Black Athlete in 1899, Dies in Obscurity in 1932
Fifty years before Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, Major Taylor conquered bicycle racing despite death threats and deliberate injury. At the...
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22.1K8ConnecticutThe Great Windham Frog Fight of 1754
The bizarre story of the Great Windham Frog Fight spread across the United States and all the way to Europe during the...
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12.1K9Arts and LeisureCharlotte Cushman, Cross-Dressing Tragedienne of the 19th Century
Charlotte Cushman, considered the greatest actress in America during the mid-19th century, played both male and female dramatic roles – on the...
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