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DaNeen L. Brown

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A Symbol of Slavery — and Survival

Angela’s arrival in Jamestown in 1619 marked the beginning of a subjugation that left millions in chains.

by DaNeen L. Brown via Retropolis
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on April 29, 2019
How the Founder of Black History Month Rebutted White Racism in a Forgotten Manuscript

Carter G. Woodson’s unpublished work was discovered in 2005 by a Howard University history professor.

by DaNeen L. Brown via Retropolis
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on February 1, 2019
‘They Was Killing Black People’: A Century-Old Race Massacre Still Haunts Tulsa

Even as Black Wall Street gentrifies, unresolved questions remain about one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history.

by DaNeen L. Brown via Washington Post
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on September 28, 2018
Missouri v. Celia, a Slave

The story of the 19-year old who killed the white master raping her, and claimed self-defense.

by DaNeen L. Brown via Retropolis
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on October 19, 2017
Vandals Damage Historical Marker Commemorating 1917 Uprising by Black Soldiers

100 years after a riot that left 19 people dead, descendants of the men held responsible are asking for posthumous pardons.

by DaNeen L. Brown via Retropolis
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on September 8, 2017
Hunting Down Runaway Slaves: The Cruel Ads of Andrew Jackson and the 'Master Class'

A historian collecting runaway slave ads describes them as “the tweets of the master class.”

by DaNeen L. Brown via Retropolis
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on May 1, 2017

DaNeen L. Brown

Bylines

A Symbol of Slavery — and Survival

How the Founder of Black History Month Rebutted White Racism in a Forgotten Manuscript

‘They Was Killing Black People’: A Century-Old Race Massacre Still Haunts Tulsa

Missouri v. Celia, a Slave

Vandals Damage Historical Marker Commemorating 1917 Uprising by Black Soldiers

Hunting Down Runaway Slaves: The Cruel Ads of Andrew Jackson and the 'Master Class'