Pythian Building
When the Pythian Building at 234 Loyola Avenue was completed in 1909, the structure towered over the surrounding neighborhood. But it was what the Pythian...
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Homer A. Plessy
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A Pioneer in the Fight Against Segregation Homer A. Plessy was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for his pivotal role in...
Bennett College
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Bennett College opened in 1873 when seventy African American women and men began gathering for primary and secondary studies in the basement of Warnersville Methodist...
Resistance to Slavery
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Resistance is the story of slavery itself. From the first moment of attack and capture in their homeland, Africans sought to escape from bondage. On...
Slave Ship Mutinies
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Slave ships were designed and equipped to deal with African resistance. From the earliest days of the trade, it was obvious that African captives, terrified...
Maroon Communities in the Americas
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The institution of slavery was threatened when large groups of Africans escaped to geographically secluded regions to form runaway slave communities, often referred to as...
Jamaica
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Jamaica is one of the largest islands in the Caribbean. For much of its modern history, it was a colony of Great Britain, from which...
The Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) stands as one of the most significant and radical revolutions in modern history. It was the only successful slave rebellion that...
Haiti (Saint-Domingue)
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Haiti is an independent nation in the Caribbean that occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola, with the Dominican Republic to the east....
The Caribbean
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The Caribbean is a region of islands and coastal territory in the Americas that is roughly defined by its interaction with the Caribbean Sea. The...