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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Seneca Village
Got a short fun fact article for you today. I love finding the hidden treasure of black communities that existed and thrived that we’ll never know about (until we look). I’ve mentioned several of such communities on this blog in the past and here’s another one. Seneca Village was settled in the 1820s on the… Continue reading
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Fab New Photo Of Harriet Tubman & 10 Amazing But Little Known Facts About Her Life
Speaking of Underground, here are some Fun Facts about Harriet Tubman from the Blackmail4u blog. (I believe Harriet adopted a baby girl too named Gertie) Continue reading
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Underground Trailer! It’s Going Down!
Wheww, yaass. I’m ready. Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Attica Massacre
“ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971, a four-day rebellion of over 1200 inmates at the Attica State Correctional Facility in bucolic upstate New York ended most horrifically after Governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered almost 600 state troopers to storm the prison. Even though the raid took only 10 minutes, when one could finally see through the haze… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Inspiration Behind “Renaissance”
Since this is our last Black History Fun Fact of the year (There won’t be one next week. I will be on vacation), I decided to share my inspiration for the first book in my soon-to-be released novel series Renaissance: The Nora White Story. Despite the wealth of information online, in books, and in movies,… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Free Frank
This is a man who was free in more ways than one. Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Meet, Free Frank. The first African American to found his own town in the United States, Free Frank was born Frank McWorter on September 7, 1777 as a slave in South Carolina to a West… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Sarah Rector
Welcome Back to Black History Fun Fact Friday! I introduce to you Sarah Rector who was just eleven when she received international attention for being a millionaire. In 1913, The Kansas City Star publicized the headline, “Millions to a Negro Girl.” Sarah Rector was born on March 3, 1902, in Twine, Oklahoma, on Muscogee Creek,… Continue reading
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