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Uncovering lost Black history, stone by stone

Uncovering lost Black history, stone by stone Gravestones for Judith Blew and her son Moses at the Stoutsburg Cemetery in Hopewell, N.J., the subject of the book If These Stones Could Talk, Nov. 23, 2020. Newly surfaced documents show that Tom Blew, Judiths husband, voted in an 1801 election in 1807, New Jersey limited the vote to white men. Amr Alfiky/The New York Times. by Jennifer Schuessler (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- History can seem thick on the ground in this quaint, prosperous town of 2,000 in semirural central New Jersey, not far from where Washington crossed the Delaware. A cemetery on the main street holds a grand obelisk honoring John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Next to it stands a monument topped by a stone on which another patriot stood to give a fiery speech supporting the cause of liberty.

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Art Industry News: Spacewalking Astronaut Buzz Aldrin s Childhood Home May Become a Museum + Other Stories

New York Times Op-Ed – The filmmaker, journalist, and artist wrote a gripping op-ed that begins, “I am guilty of violating the Espionage Act, Title 18, US Code Sections 793 and 798. If charged and convicted, I could spend the rest of my life in prison.” She goes on to describe the potential impact that the US government’s prosecution of Julian Assange could have on her and other colleagues behind the original coverage of Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks. ( Astronaut’s Home May Become Museum – Buzz Aldrin’s first home in Montclair, New Jersey, could become a museum if some locals have their way. The home where the astronaut grew up is on the market with a price tag of $1.05 million, and Montclair resident Ilmar Vanderer is working to raise money and accrue the necessary permissions. Some neighbors, however, are opposed to the idea because they fear a museum would drive up property prices. Vanderer is adamant: “It would be a gift to the community, but most of all, it wou

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Uncovering a Cemetery s Lost Black History, Stone by Stone

Uncovering Lost Black History, Stone by Stone Sourland Mountain, a once-isolated region in New Jersey, has long inspired tall tales. Two local women turned “history detectives” have been trying to recover its true story. Elaine Buck, left, and Beverly Mills, in the Stoutsburg Cemetery in Hopewell, N.J., the subject of their book, “If These Stones Could Talk.”Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times Dec. 22, 2020 HOPEWELL, N.J. History can seem thick on the ground in this quaint, prosperous town of 2,000 in semirural central New Jersey, not far from where Washington crossed the Delaware. A cemetery on the main street holds a grand obelisk honoring John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Next to it stands a monument topped by a stone on which another patriot stood to give a fiery speech supporting the cause of liberty.

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