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by Hillary Crosley onDecember 27, 2012
On the proclamation's birthday, read the stories and see rare photos of blacks at the dawn of freedom.
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by Anita Powell onAugust 11, 2012
Guor Marial waves the Olympic flag now, but the country hopes to fly its own colors in 2016.
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by Allen C. Guelzo onApril 11, 2011
On the 150th anniversary of the first shot fired, many blacks are indifferent. Why they're wrong.
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by Sunni M. Khalid onMarch 11, 2011
Both countries are on the brink of civil war and held hostage by ruthless rulers who refuse to step down. Both countries have seen thousands of innocents slaughtered. So why are the media ignoring what's happening in Ivory Coast?
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by The Buzz onDecember 11, 2010
Slavery was the reason for secession. Period.
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by Lauren Williams onNovember 30, 2010
Confederacy fans gear up to celebrate the conflict's 150th anniversary in grand style. But what about slavery?
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by Stanley Crouch onJuly 8, 2010
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The flap over Confederate History Month recalls the mean, mean side of the Old Dominion.
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