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(1857) Charles Lenox Remond, “An Anti-Slavery Discourse”
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Winston-Salem native’s clothing line gaining traction - WS Chronicle
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Minnesota pardons Black man in century-old lynching case
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In Memoriam: Rev. Vaughn Adam Burke – The Mississippi Link
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(1988) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “Keep Hope Alive.”
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Andrew Young
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Jackson, Maynard, Jr. (1938-2003)
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