All posts tagged "minister"
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20.2K2Crime and ScandalStephen Burroughs, Counterfeiter – A Revolutionary Success Story
Shortly after the end of the Revolutionary war the new American country needed currency, and Stephen Burroughs was happy to oblige. He...
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5.9KbostonLeonard Black, A Suffering Slave Who Overcame Many Trials
Leonard Black couldn’t read or write when he escaped slavery in Maryland, but he found a way to pay for his education....
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13.7K8Religion and Social MovementsVermont’s Alexander Twilight: The First Black College Graduate in America
One day at the Brownington school in Orleans County, Vt., a youngster approached the front of the class to answer an arithmetic...
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10.4K4MassachusettsHenry Monroe, African-American Drummer Boy, Faces Enemy Fire On the Civil War Battlefield
Henry Monroe was just 13 years old when he directed maneuvers for the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment during the ill-fated attack...
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