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A Black storyteller chronicles the history of slavery and freedom


A Black storyteller chronicles the history of slavery and freedom
A Black storyteller chronicles the history of slavery and freedom
March 6, 2021
by Fred Jordan, African American Chamber of Commerce
By definition, a historian is an expert or student of history. I am not an expert or a student, but one whose family has been intimately involved in the Black history of this country and I was raised, lived, studied and worked in those areas most prominent in Black history: Washington, D.C., Southern Maryland and Boston. 
Whether through family history or personal stories of direct descendants of great men and women, I am your griot. I am Frederick Jordan, your storyteller. ....

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6 Black Heroes of the Civil War


6 Black Heroes of the Civil War
Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause.
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Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause.
As America’s Civil War raged, with the enslavement of millions of people hanging in the balance, African Americans didn’t just sit on the sidelines. Whether enslaved, escaped or born free, many sought to actively affect the outcome.
From fighting on bloody battlefields to espionage behind enemy lines; from daring escapes to political maneuvering; from saving wounded soldiers to teaching them how to read, these six African Americans fought courageously to abolish slavery and discrimination. In their own way, each changed the course of American history. ....

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