All posts tagged "slavery"
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1.8KConnecticutJames 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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2.5KMassachusettsAbe Lincoln’s Puritan Ancestors (Cavaliers and Baptists, Too)
Abraham Lincoln, the Great Unifier, didn’t talk much about his Puritan ancestors. Nor did he talk much about his ancestors from Virginia,...
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2.3KMassachusettsStephen Higginson Tells Fish Stories To Parliament In 1771 and Gets Arrested For It
In 1771, the British government desperately needed to know how American colonists felt about fishing policies. Stephen Higginson filled them in, and...
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9.5KArts and LeisurePaul Robeson Moves To Enfield, Conn.
In 1941, the most famous black man in the world moved with his wife and son to a 12-room Colonial house in...
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12.7KArts and LeisureRichard Potter, Celebrity Black Magician of the 19th Century
Richard Potter, the son of a former slave, won fame and fortune with a bag of magic tricks and a voice that...
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4.8KArts and LeisureHelen and Sophia Thoreau, Henry David’s Amazing Sisters
Henry Thoreau wouldn’t have been Henry Thoreau without his sisters, Helen and Sophia Thoreau. Or his brother, for that matter. But John...
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