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    Phillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary America
    Dana Rovang
    • Feb 3
    • 8 min
    Africa

    Phillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary America

    Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), was a Black and enslaved poet who lived in the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Through her...
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    Intrepid Arctic Explorer: Matthew A. Henson was the first Black man at the North Pole, Co-Discoverer
    Dana Rovang
    • Jan 15
    • 6 min
    Arctic

    Intrepid Arctic Explorer: Matthew A. Henson was the first Black man at the North Pole, Co-Discoverer

    Icon of Arctic Explorer, Matthew A. Henson, depicting a person in a winter parka.
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    PAQUIQUINEO (DON LUIS)
    Brendan Wolfe
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 4 min
    Indigenous People's History

    PAQUIQUINEO (DON LUIS)

    Virginia Indian Traveled throughout Early Modern World Paquiquineo was a Virginia Indian who for nine years traveled throughout the...
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    COLUMBIA: ALLEGORY OF AMERICA
    Julia Chen
    • Jun 12, 2015
    • 11 min
    Cultural History

    COLUMBIA: ALLEGORY OF AMERICA

    Before there was Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam, Columbia hailed as one of the earliest personifications of the United States. While she has...
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