What were some folks doing on the historic day of January 1, 1863? Why, selling ye ol’ slaves, of course. “President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January… Read more “Just Another January Day in 1863”
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Juneteenth: A Realization
Over 150 years after the enslaved peoples of America received news of their freedom in Texas, the United States has made Juneteenth a national holiday. You’d be… Read more “Juneteenth: A Realization”
ADOS LEGACY
I am the dream and the hope of the slave. ————Maya Angelou, Still I Rise American descendants of slavery or ADOS is an organization founded by Yvette… Read more “ADOS LEGACY”
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