All posts tagged "Amistad"
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4.1KConnecticutJames Covey, African Sailor, Helps the Amistad Captives to Freedom
In 1839, a young black sailor named James Covey held the key to freedom for 53 Africans who appeared in a Spanish...
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9.4K3Arts and LeisureWilliam Wetmore Story Tries To Save the Washington Monument
When the unfinished Washington Monument was still but an eyesore on the National Mall, William Wetmore Story tried to prevent it from...
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13.1K2ConnecticutSimeon Jocelyn and The Great New Haven College That Never Was
In 1831, Simeon Jocelyn thought New Haven would be the perfect place to start a college for educating negroes. New Haven disagreed....
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