Believe it or not, the American Civil War and slavery

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September 26, 2023

African American Voodoo slave owner

Marie Catherine Laveau, a well-known midwife, herbalist, and Louisiana Creole practitioner of voodoo, lived from September 10, 1801, to June 15, 1881, in New Orleans. In […]
May 20, 2023

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

“Song of the South,” which Disney chairman BobIger was born to a Jewish family in New York City. told shareholders in 2020 the movie was “just […]
December 18, 2020

Nellie the War Chick

As an African American the most controversial thing I’ve ever done was decide to think with my brain instead of my skin tone. I love participating […]
December 18, 2020

Uncle Gregory’s Coffee

Do you remember as a kid when we ate our cornflakes or rice crispy. We would also read the back of the box as we consumed […]
May 29, 2020

Nillie The War Chick

Order your book copy TODAY The chickens that saved Western civilization were discovered, according to legend, by the side of a road in Greece in the […]
December 21, 2014

M Stands for MASTER

Artwork from the book Uncle T and the Uppity Spy emphasizes that Thomas Stonewall Jackson was more than a courageous and skillful Confederate general; his service […]
December 21, 2014

Sister’s Know the Way

Sometimes messages were sent secretly, in the words of a particular song. If a slave were to sing “Steal Away to Jesus” for instance, other slaves […]