African American History

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• REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA – Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
  President Barack Obama meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a bilateral at the United Nations Climate Change REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT DURING PRESS AVAILABILITY   Bella Center Copenhagen, Denmark   10:30 P.M. CET        THE PRESIDENT:  Let me start with a statement and then I’ll take a couple of ...
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• DC Mayor Fenty Signs Marriage Equality Bill

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 434
  Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty signed a bill legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples today. Fenty signed in front of 150 activists and same-sex couples -- many of whom say they plan to marry -- in the sanctuary of All Souls Unitarian in Mount Pleasant. "We knew this day would come," Fenty ...
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• Military Ruins, Harris Neck

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  This is a remnant of the short-lived Harris Neck Air Base, a submarine air reconnaissance facility in World War II. Its creation displaced numerous black farmers from family lands held for generations.
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• Gould’s Cemetery, Harris Neck

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  This historic, yet relatively unknown cemetery, is the final resting place of many ex-slaves and their descendants born in the first generation after slavery. It is well-maintained and easily accessible through the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, Georgia.
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• Headstone of Mark Baisden, Ex-Slave

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  1778? – April 18, 1882, Aged 103 Years He was leader of the Christian Society from which the First African Baptist Church of Harris Neck was organized And his wife, Catherine Baisden July 4, 1823 – August 11, 1810 Gould’s Cemetery
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• Headstone of Morris Jenkins, Ex-Slave

  
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  November 28, 1807 – May 26, 1900 Gould’s Cemetery
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• Headstone of Reverend B. H. Renear, Ex-Slave

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  1854? – March 20, 1904, Died at Lacey, Georgia Gould’s Cemetery
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• Headstone of Margret Procter, Ex-Slave

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  February 12, 1862 – September 26, 1930 Gould’s Cemetery
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• Amelia S. Dawley, African-American Pioneer

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  Gould’s Cemetery [IMG: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/goulds-cemetery-harris-neck-ga-mcintosh-county-african-american-slave-descendant-headstone-grave-spanish-moss-photo-copyright-brian-brown-vanishing-south-georgia.jpg?w=332&h=500][IMG: ...
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• Star Motif Folk Art Headstone

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  Gould’s Cemetery [IMG: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vanishing-south-georgia-goulds-cemetery-harris-neck-ga-mcintosh-county-star-motif-folk-art-headstone-african-american-cemtery-black-history-photo-copyright-brian-brown.jpg?w=450&h=298][IMG: ...
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• Star Motif Folk Art Headstone (Detail)

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  Gould’s Cemetery [IMG: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vanishing-south-georgia-harris-neck-gould-cemetery-mcintosh-county-ga-folk-art-star-hand-carved-african-american-headstone-sacred-to-the-memory-photo-copyright-brian-brown.jpg?w=450&h=298][IMG: ...
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• African-American Patriotic Headstone

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  Lee H. Baisden June 6, 1886 – November 16, 1914 Gould’s Cemetery
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• African-American WWI Veteran

  
  Vanishing South Georgia — Authority: 143
  Private Jasper Hillery 151st Depot Brigade, World War I Gould’s Cemetery
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• African-American Union Veteran

  
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  Corporal Jack Thompson Company E, 33rd US Colored Infantry, Civil War Gould’s Cemetery
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• Remarks By President Obama On Energy Efficiency And Job Creation

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
  REMARKS BY PRESIDENT ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND JOB CREATION   Home Depot Alexandria, Virginia     11:09 A.M. EST          THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Hello!  Hello!  (Applause.)  Thank you guys.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat.    We’ve got a couple of special guests here today.  ...
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• BACKGROUND ON THE PRESIDENT’S MEETING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY & JOB CREATION

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
    BACKGROUND ON THE PRESIDENT’S MEETING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY & JOB CREATION HOME DEPOT ALEXANDRIA, VA 10:45 AM   As a follow up to his speech last week, the President will visit a Home Depot in Alexandria, Virginia this afternoon to highlight the importance of providing incentives to consumers who retrofit ...
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• Frederick Douglass Book Prize Submission Sought

  
  New York History — Authority: 427
  Yale Universitys Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition has announced the twelfth annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize, a $25,000 award for the most outstanding nonfiction book published in English in 2009 on the subject of slavery and/or abolition and antislavery movements. ...
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• Remarks By The President On The Economy – December 14, 2009

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
  REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE ECONOMY   Diplomatic Reception Room   12:38 P.M. EST        THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I’ve just finished a candid and productive meeting with the CEOs of 12 of our nation’s largest financial institutions.  I asked them to come to Washington today — at ...
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• Background on President Obama’s Meeting with Members of the Financial Services Industry

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
  President Barack Obama Meets With Financial Services Industry - December 14, 2009 Background on President Obama’s Meeting with Members of the  Financial Services Industry   MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY ROOSEVELT ROOM   Today, the President met with members of the financial services ...
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• WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Applauds Important Step Forward on Financial Reform – December 12, 2009

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 132
  President Barack Obama - December 11, 2009   WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Applauds Important Step Forward on Financial Reform   WASHINGTON –  In his weekly address, President Obama applauded the House for passing financial reform legislation and called on the Senate to continue working toward meaningful ...
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