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Disability and Enslaved Americans

The condition of enslaved persons with disability has been a subject of profound interest since HIST 501, and was the subject of the final paper for that course. This was motivated by a small ad in an 1859 edition of  Baltimore’s The Sun describing the sale of one hundred seventy slaves from the estate of…

The New Woman of Color

Doing a bit of research tonight and ran across this article from the December 19, 1896 edition of Freeman titled “The New Colored Woman: She is Fast Shaping the Destiny of a Prosperous Nation-a Strong Spirit of Unity Existing.” The article (below), written by Fannie Barrier Williams, recounted the creation of a new organization for…

Genealogical History: The Blunt Family of Norfolk County

African American genealogy may present several unique challenges for people who would like to know more about their family history, but resources are available. This post will explore two important resources near you. A good place to begin is with members of your own family. You may be surprised to learn that families may have…

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