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Jefferson heirs want eternal separation from slave's kin
Source: Chicago Tribune: Thomas Jefferson's heirs are proposing the creation of a separate cemetery on the grounds of Monticello for the descendants of slave Sally Hemings, but aren't ready to let her offspring into the family association. (4/20/02)
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Portrait of Black Chicago
Source: NARA
City: Chicago, State: IL: From June through October 1973 and briefly during the spring of 1974, John H. White, a 28-year-old photographer with the Chicago Daily News, worked for the federal government photographing Chicago, especially the city's African-American community. Here is his photo-essay.
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African Americans in the U. S. Army -- early WWII
Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History: Sharp high resolution photographs.
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Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat
Source: IntenseDevelopment.net
E-mail: admin@dwyane-wade-flash.com: Fan site for Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat. 2006 Finals MVP NBA Player. News, Pictures, Documentary.
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10 visitors recommend:
Negro League Classic Throwback Jerseys
Source: Jeff Sullivan
State: MO E-mail: sportingcenter@aol.com: Authentic throwback jerseys of the Negro baseball leagues. Hats as well.
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Tuskegee Airmen art print
Source: AllPosters: A vivid 22 in. x 28 in. color poster of Edward Clay Wright's tribute to the heroic African-American aviators of World War II.
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The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Source: Amazon
Author: James A. Riley (editor): From an Amazon reader: "If You Love Baseball ... I question that love if you do not have this book. This is the most concise collection of biographies, stats, and information about every human involved with the development, management, and participation in every Negro League that ever existed. Even players whose first name was not known is listed with at least a few words about when they played and for whom." (2002)
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Hoop Dreams
Source: Amazon
Author: Frederick Marx, director
City: Chicago, State: IL: The true life story of two inner-city Chicago teens. Roger Ebert called it one of his favorite movies from the 1990's. (1994)
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15 visitors recommend:
A Raisin in the Sun
Source: Amazon
Author: Daniel Petrie, director
City: Chicago, State: IL: This award-winning 1961 film starring Sidney Portier tells the story of an African-American South Side Chicago family struggling with racism in the earliest days of the civil rights movement. "A revolutionary film far ahead of its time." --Arnie Bernstein, author of "Hollywood on Lake Michigan"
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Stranger in the Kingdom
Source: Amazon
Author: Jay Craven, director
State: VT: A murder mystery based in Vermont. (1998)
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Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (DVD)
Source: Amazon.com: A popular comedy about a Negro League rebellion, set in 1939. Stars big hitters Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and Richard Pryor. (1976)
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