Cape Lookout National Seashore Superintendent Jeff West, left, looks on as Rhonda Jones delivers the invocation June 10, 2023, during the Portsmouth Middle Passage marker dedication at Harkers Island. Photo: Mark Hibbs By Mark Hibbs, editor Coastal Review OnlinePublished June 13, 2023 HARKERS ISLAND – “The Hannah,” a sailing ship blown off course on its…
Those who spoke during a ceremony held Saturday to dedicate markers designating Portsmouth as a port of entry for captive Africans said recognizing our troubled past can bring understanding, hope.
HARKERS ISALND — The Hannah, a sailing ship blown off course on its voyage from Sierra Leone in Africa to Charleston, South Carolina, arrived at Ocracoke Inlet for provisions in
Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as much controversy of late as the subjects of racism and slavery in the United States. The attention has come largely through a flood of legislative bills put forth primarily by Republicans over the past year and…
As some politicians try to shackle educators with restrictive laws, Raphael E. Rogers recommends using historical records to show the role that slavery played in the forming of a nation.
By Raphael E. Rogers
Clark University
Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public school