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Community History in Newspapers

Community History in Newspapers

Newspapers provide details about communities that cannot be found anywhere else. Once a time consuming source to search, great strides have been made by providers,  including the Library of Congress, in their digitization. Chicago Defender: A Brief History The Chicago Defender was founded in 1905 by Robert Abbott and catered to an African-American population. It […]

Met His Fate by the Rope Route: Lynching

Met His Fate by the Rope Route: Lynching

This country has a long history of racism, white supremacy, Jim Crow and discrimination. Violence is at the core of those systems. Without violence, they couldn’t exist. Far from being passive or willing subjects, African and Native peoples and their descendants fought back in myriad ways. That’s why slave rebellions were often dealt with by […]

 
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