One of the intriguing stories uncovered in a search for Carroll County’s Black Civil War soldiers is that of Taneytown’s John L. Coats. While important parts of the story may always remain a mystery, quite a bit has been discovered.
African-American community leaders hope Black History Month sparks conversations about racial justice
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GREAT FALLS â Marcus Collins and his family have lived in Montana for over 25 years. Andre Murphy and his have been here for 16 years. Both Collins and Murphy are part of Montanaâs second-smallest designated population, according to the most recent available statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and montana.gov: Black/African-American.
But the two have more in common, and play a more important role in the Great Falls community, than just the color of their skin. Both men are pastors, Collins at Alexander Temple Church of God in Christ, Murphy at Living Grace Church. And both use that platform to promote conversations about race and inequality whenever they can.
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Sojourner Truth lived a remarkable life. After spending much of her adolescence and adulthood enslaved, Truth took destiny into her own hands at age 30. She fled to freedom, changed her name, and started life anew as a preacher, abolitionist, and women s rights advocate. Here are six facts you should know about this champion of equality.
1. Sojourner truth was born into slavery and first sold at age 9.
Sojourner Truth (née Isabella Baumfree) was born to enslaved parents in a Dutch community in Ulster County, New York, in 1797. After being separated from her family at age 9, she was sold three times to different people, one of whom beat her for speaking Dutch and not understanding their English commands.
By Michael Davis | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021âIn advance of African American History month, the National Archives and the National Archives Foundation presented a number of programs in January on the continuing struggle for Black equality and civil rights from the Civil War forward. This yearâs theme for African American History month in February is âThe Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.â
In video messages filmed at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero introduced most of the virtual events.
The first live virtual event on the list, which took place on January 14, was the Young Learners ProgramâMeet the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
âMind Bogglingâ and âDeadly.â This Is the Trump V.A.âs Racist Legacy.
âIt needs to be cleaned up right away,â one employee said. Will Denis McDonough, Bidenâs pick for V.A. secretary, help repair whatâs broken?
By Jasper Craven
Feb. 1, 2021
Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough.Credit.Pool photo by Sarah Silbiger
In May 2014, when retired U.S. Army Medical Service Corps Officer Nuwanna Franklin moved on from the Department of Defense to an administrative position at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Dublin, Ga., she envisioned a few years of rewarding work, and then retirement.
In her new role, Ms. Franklin received formal V.A. plaudits, thank-you notes from patients and other signs of gratitude from employees she advocated for as part of her role in the union. Yet she says the workplace was plagued by a pernicious and oppressive culture of prejudice â an environment in which she felt âyou canât speak up