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“The times requires this testimony”: William Still’s The Underground Railroad

December 5, 2022December 4, 2022 Julia W. Bernier Activism, slavery

William Still, the leader of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (PAS) Vigilance Committee, kept meticulous records on the hundreds of women

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Margaret Walker’s Business during The Antebellum Era

November 23, 2022November 22, 2022 Anne Kerth antebellum, Black women, Free people of color, Margaret Walker, slavery

Throughout the Antebellum era, the institution of slavery worked to strip Black women of their humanity and human rights and

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How Family History Opens New Archives

November 18, 2022November 15, 2022 Paula C. Austin with Catherine Nelson and Donna Payne Wilson #BlackFamily, black youth, D.C., Family history, Jim Crow, youth

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” Coming of Age

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Black Families and the Wilmington Massacre of 1898

November 17, 2022November 10, 2022 DJ Polite #BlackFamily, North Carolina, racism, white supremacy, Wilmington Massacre

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” During the election

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Denmark Vesey’s Family Legacy

November 16, 2022November 11, 2022 Xavier Aubrey Spencer #BlackFamily, Charleston, Denmark Vesey, Slave Revolt, South Carolina

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” In 1795, on

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