Category Archives: Black History

We Wear the Mask – National Poetry Month

Posted on April 28, 2020 by damonsgreen

When I heard that April is National Poetry Month, I picked up a book of writings by Paul Laurence Dunbar and flipped through it for something timely.  I landed on a page with the poem “We Wear the Mask” – … Continue reading →

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Emancipator — Extra. Slave Market of America

Posted on March 18, 2020 by damonsgreen

Source:  https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/65927 I saw this document up for auction at the website of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. and thought I’d pass it along! It was published in New York in 1836, and is up for sale at $8,500.00. … Continue reading →

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The Father of Black History

Posted on February 11, 2015 by damonsgreen

  Carter Godwin Woodson 19 December 1875 – 3 April 1950 Years ago, Stevie Wonder put out a song with the lyrics “looking back on when I was a little nappy headed boy…”  When I look back, I remember how … Continue reading →

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