All posts tagged "cemetery"
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9.6K1MassachusettsHarriet Jacobs, Enslaved, Tells of Her #MeToo Moments. No One Believes Her.
Harriet Jacobs, held in slavery, wrote a book about her sexual oppression that people didn’t believe for more than a century. Then...
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7.4KMassachusettsPittsfield’s Frank Grant Fights Baseball’s Color Line in 1887
After Frank Grant lost his battle to play on integrated baseball teams, almost 50 years would go by before Jackie Robinson reintegrated...
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5.8KConnecticutSeven Mule Barnum Gets Roasted by Mark Twain
P.T. Barnum’s cousin wanted to go down in history as a statesman and an industrialist, but he could never escape his nickname:...
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39.8K7IrregularsNew England’s Six Wealthiest Towns (And How They Got That Way)
The wealthiest towns in each New England state all have good schools, beautiful homes and well-preserved historic districts. They are also, unsurprisingly,...
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16.4K1New England PlacesA Haunted Murder Scene in Each New England State
New England has no shortage of haunted murder scenes, where the ghosts of murder victims move furniture in old taverns or float...
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11.8K1ConnecticutWhy Connecticut Sent Henry Obookiah Back To Hawaii, 175 Years After He Died
Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian, caused a stir in the spring of 1815 when he sat in front of the white worshippers...
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