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  • Slave's Letter Reveals Pace of Freedom

    (The Root) — On April 25, 1864 — 15 months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 — Annie Davis sent this letter to the White House: Mr. PresidentIt is my Desire to be free. To go to see my people on the eastern shore.My mistress wont let me.You will…

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  • Hair Peace: A 5-Part Manifesto

    Will the black hair wars ever end? Will the morning hair-combing hostilities between black mothers and daughters ever cease? Will the permed vs. natural debate be resolved in our lifetime?     As a veteran of the Great Hair Skirmishes of the 1960s, I witnessed a brief, shining moment when large numbers of black women conquered the…

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