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News Articles: Black history

Savannah Tribune front page announcing the Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation

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  • History

Civil Rights Era Issues Of Savannah Tribune Digitized, Available Online

Issues of the historic Black newspaper from 1943 to 1960 are now online and searchable.

July 15, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Harry Pace started the first major Black-owned record label in the U.S., but his achievements went mostly unnoticed until recently, when his descendants uncovered his secret history."

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  • History

Radio Diaries: Harry Pace And The Rise And Fall Of Black Swan Records

Decades before Motown, Black Swan Records was the world's first major Black-owned record label. Radio Diaries brings us the story of Harry Pace and the mystery that kept him out of the history books.

July 01, 2021
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By:
  • Nellie Gilles and
  • Mycah Hazel
Emancipation Day celebration in Richmond, Va., 1905

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  • History

Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day

June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for black people in America.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home in Camilla, Georgia, was just named one of the country’s “most endangered historic places.” Photo courtesy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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  • News

Camilla Home Where Black Midwife Delivered 6,000 Babies Endangered

Thousands of babies were born in a red bungalow that is still standing, though battered, in an African American neighborhood in Camilla, Ga., called the Hill. The historic building’s significance as a place of refuge for Black mothers and babies during a time of segregation and its current fragile state have landed the center on the list of the country’s most endangered places.

 

 

June 07, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
The landscape at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa., is still beautiful in the winter.

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  • Race

Black History Walks Through Longwood Gardens, Other Areas

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., is one place taking advantage of people being forced to gather outdoors. It's got a Black History Month focus on nature.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Eva Tesfaye
Vice President Harris speaks at the 40th Annual Black History Month virtual celebration, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Saturday.

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  • Politics

At Black History Event, Harris Champions COVID-19 Bill For Its Aid To Black Americans

The vice president touted how President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package would benefit Black Americans hit disproportionately hard by the coronavirus.

February 28, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Roxy Theatre in Macon

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  • History

Roxy Theatre's History Brings New Life To Macon Black Business District

The old and rusted Roxy Theatre has been hiding in plain sight for decades near downtown Macon, but those who know its past are building a new future around it.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
For several Black families, funeral programs are more than brochures passed around during a funeral service — they serve as a genealogical piece of ancestry and heritage.

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  • Race

Digitized Funeral Programs Document Black History

A new digitized archive of African American funeral programs in Georgia traces programs from Atlanta, Augusta, Henry County and Thomas County. The programs contain clues that help reveal who a person was and how they lived.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
The Atlanta branch of ALSALH has announced its plans to begin the restoration of Fountain Hall on the campus of Morris Brown College.

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  • Education

Morris Brown College Announces Plans To Restore Building That Housed W.E.B. Du Bois Office

The Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) announces a kickoff event, “Crowning of Fountain (Stone) Hall,” to commemorate its plans to restore Fountain Hall  on the campus of Morris Brown College.

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • Marshall Latimore
People carry signs as they march Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

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  • News

Georgians Demand Justice: The Messages And Momentum Behind The George Floyd Protests

Since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, rage that had accumulated over centuries of racial violence spilled into the...

June 05, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Claudia and Pierre Lacy from the documentary 'Always in Season.' The film makes its television premiere on PBS' Independent Lens on Monday, Feb. 24.

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  • Race

'Always In Season' Examines Generational Trauma Of Lynchings, Sparks Discussion Across Racial Lines

The Equal Justice Initiative documents nearly 5,000 lynchings in America between 1877 and 1950, though the number is likely higher. The vast majority of...

February 21, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Emmett Till was killed at the age of 14 while visiting family in Mississippi

Emmett Till's Cousin Continues Her Family's Search For Justice

One night in 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was visiting his family in Mississippi when he was kidnapped by a gang of white men and killed after he...

August 28, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Men and women march in 2018 Juneteenth parade in Atlanta.

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  • Author Interviews

Juneteenth: A Celebration Of Freedom

It's Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day" — commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19, 1865, when union soldiers...

June 19, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Musicians and attendees interact at a previous Juneteenth Freedom Festival in Macon. This year is the festival's 27th year, and it takes place Saturday in Tattnall Square Park.

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  • Arts & Life

Macon Juneteenth Celebrations Commemorate Black History With A Modern Mindset

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...

June 14, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Author Interviews

Descendant of Madam C.J. Walker Celebrates Black Hair Evolution 100 Years After Her Death

Madam C.J. Walker died 100 years ago this month. In the early 20th century, she cemented her legacy by creating a hair salve designed for African...

May 24, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • Taylor Gantt ,
  • and 1 more
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