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John Sharp WILLIAMS, Congress, MS (1854-1932)
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923 Party: Democrat WILLIAMS John Sharp , a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 1854; after the death of his parents…A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving, Part 1
Part 1: The Original Culture War by Neil Miller During the National Day of Mourning rally in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Andres Araica prayed at a statue of Massasoit, chief of the…The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor: Farming Practices
Farming PracticesWhen Washington became a farmer, but one system of agriculture, so far as Virginia was concerned, existed, which he described long after as follows:"A piece of land is cut…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter VI
Chapter VI My new mistress proved to be all she appeared when I first met her at the door,—a woman of the kindest heart and finest feelings. She had never had a slave under her control previously to…Benjamin FITZPATRICK, Congress, AL (1802-1869)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849; 1853-1855; 1855-1861 Party: Democrat FITZPATRICK Benjamin , a Senator from Alabama; born in Greene County, Ga., June 30, 1802; orphaned, he was taken by his…The South
Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…Testimony
by Fannie Lou Hamer Speech given at the Democratic National Convention Mr. Chairman, and the Credentials Committee, my name is Mrs. Fanny Lou Hamer, and I live at 626 East Lafayette Street,…William Rufus de Vane KING, Congress, NC (1786-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1844; 1848-1852 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; Democrat KING William Rufus de Vane , a Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and a…Oral Tradition
James Poyas, pictured here in a daguerrotype taken shortly before his death in 1850, was one of many Ball men to father children by slaves.The black descendants of Ball slaves interviewed for…Joint Reckoning
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