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The Historic S.S. 'United States,' the Fastest Liner to Cross the Atlantic, Is Heading to a Watery Grave
The S.S. United States, the fastest liner ever to cross the Atlantic, has been moored in Philadelphia for nearly three decades. Eventually, officials plan to deliberately sink the vessel off the coast ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
Reverend, a slave, and the Black Heritage Trail of NH
The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...