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The Gist of Freedom Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .

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Join The Gist of Freedom for a live online discussion in celebration of the African American experience—honoring all the people, past and present, black and white—who have determined to preserve history in literature, craftsmanship and artifact.

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As We Celebrate President Obama's Historic, First Time Ever, African Summit, let us reflect on our history, Marcus Garvey, Paul Cuffe and Ron Brown with Garvey's descendant, Renaldo Ricketts, Historian and Genealogist. Cuffe, first a whaling... more
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Chapter 8 and 9, Runaways and Maroons; Revolts in the Age of Revolution, Breaking The Chains by William L. Katz "will force many readers to reexamine their assumptions about American history… Young readers will... more
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Join The Gist of Freedom as we talk with Dan Duster, the grandson of the Anti-Lynching Crusader, Ida B. Wells! "I had bought a pistol the first thing after Tom Moss was lynched, because I expected some cowardly retaliation from the... more
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Chapter 6, Music for Jesus Lyrics of Freedom; Chapter 7 Flight and Revolt, Runaways and Maroons Michael Row the Boat Ashore "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" is an African-american spiritual. It was first noted during the American... more
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Join The Gist of Freedom at www.BlackHistoryUniversity.com in a conversation with Dr. Sidney Davis regarding the continent of Africa, and President Obama's foreign policy initiatives.
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Join The Gist of Freedom, www.BlackHistoryBlog.com, as we continue our audio book reading Breaking The Chains by William L. Katz - Chapter 5 Urban Slave Resistance~ Jordan Hatcher was a seventeen-year-old enslaved tobacco worker... more
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Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis' grandson, Filmmaker Muta' Ali talks to host @ShellieGaines about his heartfelt documentary, based on his grandparents' Love, Life & Activism, on The Gist of Freedom www.BlackHistoryBLOG.com... more
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AUDIO BOOK READING chp 4 BREAKING THE CHAINS, WM.L.KATZ Jenny Smith Fletcher was the daughter of W. H. Smith, founder of Nicodemus. She was the first postmistress and schoolteacher in Nicodemus, Kansas. She was... more
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Listen to the conversation… Inspired by Dr. Umar Johnson, Frederick Douglass descendant-Combating Propaganda, Negative Stereotypes! … We must be the Media! "Hitler used a propaganda military campaign before... more
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I went to the slaver and inquired what was her price for me. She said a thousand dollars.... I opened a regular place of business... During this time I had found it politic to go shabbily dressed, and to appear to be very poor, but to pay my... more
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