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Read about Fannie Lou Hamer's civil rights work here.
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We're taking a break from the weekly 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro series to bring you an exclusive excerpt from…
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Read Johnnie Carr's New York Times obituary here.
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(The Root) — "Though we have had war, reconstruction and abolition as a nation, we still linger in the shadow and…
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