Stories of former San Antonio slaves live on in Library of Congress collection
Narratives captured an overlooked swath of America, professor says
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The last generation of slaves had their stories chronicled in a narrative collection now archived in the Library of Congress. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – William Branch was 11 when Union soldiers arrived to the Virginia plantation he was living in to tell him he was now free. James Green, who was kidnapped and sold back into slavery after he was emancipated, only learned his age when he was freed again at age 25. Martin Jackson was fighting the Union with his master when he realized the South would soon surrender.
Event runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at The Ember in downtown Grand Forks Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 2:00 pm, Feb. 19, 2021 ×
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In honor of Black History Month, an event featuring a cabaret, dramatic presentation and meal for the community is planned for 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at The Ember, 8 N. Third St.
Admission is $15 per person for the event, titled “Take Your Place!” Those planning to attend are asked to rsvp to
The cabaret will feature performances by local Black artists, including gospel or spiritual songs by Zinnah Jackson and spoken word poetry by Jason Jennings.
“Climate Changing,” the new exhibit at the Wexner Center for the Arts, is launched on the exterior of the building by a work from 1990 by the late Chris Burden: crenulations added to the brick walls and referring to an armory that years ago stood on the same spot. The battlements, making the building resemble a castle or a foundry, pose a question: Is an art museum a storage facility for great works or is it a space for creating new ones?
The ambitious exhibit inside leans toward the second purpose, presenting works by 19 artists and three collectives of artists. Included are nine new commissioned pieces that, along with the other works, grapple with contemporary questions. In this regard, “Climate Changing” deals not only with global warming but also with societal matters that affect all of Earth’s inhabitants. Economic inequality, racism, social injustice, fair education and mass incarceration are just some of the issues addressed.
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There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history.
No one has played a greater role in helping all Americans know the Black past than Carter G. Woodson, the individual who created Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., in February 1926.
Woodson was the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. in history
from Harvardâfollowing W.E.B. Du Bois by a few years. To Woodson, the
Black experience was too important simply to be left to a small group of academics. Woodson believed that his role was to use Black history and
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Octavian Moldovean will be in concert with pianist Danny Milan on Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Lima.
Courtesy Octavian Moldovean
Courtesy Octavian Moldovean
Storyteller Lyn Ford will present an online program on racial identity as part of Black History Month.
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An online program on Henry “Box” Brown discusses how a slave mailed himself to freedom. It’s presented by the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center with the support of the Ohio Channel.
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