LEE ARCHER
Lee Andrew Archer Jr., Tuskegee Airman in World War II, was born on September 6, 1919, in Yonkers, New York. His father was Lee Archer,...
McKinley Thompson
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To commemorate Black History Month, Robb Report is publishing a four-part series highlighting Black designers, thinkers, and other creators whose pioneering work has shaped the luxury sector. This is...
Stand Watie
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Born on December 12, 1806, near New Echota in the Cherokee Nation, East, in present Gordon County, Georgia, Stand Watie was given the Cherokee name...
Black Seminoles – Gullahs Who Escaped From Slavery
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The Black Seminoles are a small offshoot of the Gullah who escaped from the rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia. They built their own...
Caesar Bowlegs
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Freedman Caesar Bowlegs rose to prominence among the Seminole Indians and freedmen during the late 19th century. Born around 1843 in the Seminole Nation (present-day...
Dutch museums vow to return art looted by colonialists
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Estimated 100,000 exhibits may be repatriated to remedy historical ‘injustices’ Thousands of pieces of art deemed looted by Dutch colonialists could be returned to their...
Netherlands museum exhibition to tell story of Dutch slave trade
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The Netherlands’ national art institution, the Rijksmuseum, is to open its first major exhibition telling the stories of slaves and the Dutch people who enslaved...
This brave man led the first great uprising against Dutch slavery
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In Guyana, the former British colony on the western border of Suriname, a small island is located exactly where two rivers meet. There are the remains of...
Dutch exhibition offers new insight into Berbice slave uprising
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The Dutch national archives are showcasing a unique set of letters sent by the leader of the first organized slave revolt on the American continent...