African American history

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• Ray Charles Plaza, Albany

  
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  [IMG: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/ray-charles-plaza-monument-statue-albany-ga-dougherty-county-flint-river-photo-copyright-brian-brown-vanishing-south-georgia.jpg?w=450&h=337][IMG: ...
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• Ray Charles Plaza (Detail), Albany

  
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  [IMG: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/albany-ga-ray-charles-plaza-monument-sculpture-playing-piano-broad-avenue-bridge-photo-copyright-brian-brown-vanishing-south-georgia.jpg?w=450&h=337][IMG: ...
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• From New York Times Op-Ed: “Why The Senate Should Vote Yes On Health Care” By Vice President Joe Biden

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 131
  Vice President Joe Biden - December 3, 2009 NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Why the Senate Should Vote Yes on Health Care By JOE BIDEN Published: December 20, 2009 Washington IF I were still a United States senator, I would not only vote yes on the current health care reform bill, I would do so with the sure ...
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• REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA – Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

  
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  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

  
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  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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• National Trust Awards Grants to African American Historic Places

  
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  The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a total of $60,000 in grants to four projects to improve the interpretation of African American historic places. These four projects will help raise awareness of African American sites and their significance in American history ...
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• Military Ruins, Harris Neck

  
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  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

  
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  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

  
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  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

  
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  1854? – March 20, 1904, Died at Lacey, Georgia Gould’s Cemetery
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• Headstone of Margret Procter, Ex-Slave

  
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  February 12, 1862 – September 26, 1930 Gould’s Cemetery
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• Amelia S. Dawley, African-American Pioneer

  
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  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

  
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  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)

  
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  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

  
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  Lee H. Baisden June 6, 1886 – November 16, 1914 Gould’s Cemetery
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• African-American WWI Veteran

  
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  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: 131
  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: 131
    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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