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Wedged between two national parks, it s all about the outdoors in Murchison. To the right of town, Nelson Lakes National Park unfurls its bejewelled splendour, while the tapestried alpine grandeur of Kahurangi National Park rises up on its left. Murchison certainly sits pretty in the Four Rivers plain, dishing up nature and adventure at every turn. Located at the confluence of five major valleys Maruia, Mangles, Matiri, Buller and Matakitaki the town was once the cultural and commercial hub of a community of industrious pioneers. There was gold in the rivers, timber on the hills, acres of farmable land and the freedom to use it all. Nowadays, outdoorsy tourism is the prime industry alongside agriculture, with wild brown trout fishing and white water sports two towering calling-cards here.
Self-Guided Tour of Historic Gainsboro for a greater perspective and understanding of Black history in Roanoke and the surrounding region.
We hope this list will introduce you to some of the amazing examples of Black history and culture that are part of our community in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Booker T. Washington
Before he would go on to become one of the most prominent and influential African Americans in the United States, Booker T. Washington was born into slavery on a farm in Franklin County. Today, that farm is the location of the
Booker T. Washington National Monument, which spotlights Washington’s life and legacy, while also offering a glimpse of what it would have been like on a tobacco farm in the mid 1800s.
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It’s supposed to be a celebration. On a balmy night in Miami, in February 1964, four friends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke get together in a humble room at a black-friendly hotel, bypassing the environs of the nicer, whiter Fountainbleau nearby. The occasion: the 22-year-old Clay’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston. Their vice: a tub of ice cream. At the door, men from the Nation of Islam stand guard over this powerhouse gathering of mid-century black celebrity. Across the street, a pair of unknown white men are also, in their own way, standing guard, and collecting intel. The troubled and wary Malcolm, reeling f
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WATERBURY – Police have arrested three men who they say were involved in shooting a 23-year-old woman in the head with a high-powered assault rifle while shooting at the car she was riding in.
The woman, Leslie Jimenez, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after police found her inside a bullet-riddled Toyota on Hamilton Avenue on Friday. She later died from her injuries.
So far, police have arrested three men, Maurice “Moe Mac” McElrath, 40, and Jerome Trent, 45, in connection with what they say was a conspiracy to commit murder. Those charges may be upgraded.
Jerome Trent
A witness told police an SUV carrying a gunman was shooting at the car while it crossed a bridge that carries traffic over Interstate 84. Police found that Jimenez had been hit in the head, while the 46-year-old driver, Aarick Flemming, had been hit in the buttocks. Two backseat passengers in the car at the time were uninjured by the “numerous” bullets that were fired through the ca