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(1867) Rev. E. J. Adams, “These are Revolutionary Times”
On March 2, 1867, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnsons vetoes and passed a series of Reconstruction acts which would, among other things, establish new governments in the ex-Confederate states based for the first time on universal male suffrage. The first step in this process involved the
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UNEXPECTED RIFT EXPOSED OVER AFRICA SEAT IN U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL – The Wilmington Journal
The Africa seat at the United Nations Security Council was the subject of a heated duel between two African countries who lobbied fiercely for the powerful
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(1857) Frederick Douglass, “If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress”
On August 3, 1857, Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event. Most of the address was a history of British efforts toward emancipation as well as a reminder of the crucial role of the West
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned that the exponential increase in police officers being vilified in the public square marks a dangerous time for the United States
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Kenya and Djibouti Cross Fingers Over UN Security Council Post
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(1841) Charles Lenox Remond, “Slavery As It Concerns The British”
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(1895) T. Thomas Fortune, “The Nationalization of Africa”
In 1895 T. Thomas Fortune, then editor of the New York Age, and founder of the Afro-American League in 1890, was considered one of the leaders of African America.  That year he gave an address at the Congress on Africa which met in Atlanta in connection with the Cotton States Exposition.  His
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Kenya Wins UN Security Council Seat by 2 Votes
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