Performance

Lead Belly

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Huddie William Ledbetter, known to the world as Lead Belly, was born around January 20, 1888, on a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana. His life was...
Performance

Sonny Terry

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Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician whose vibrant harmonica...
HistoryInternational

Cécile Fatiman

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Cécile Fatiman (fl. 1791–1845) was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary whose spiritual leadership and courage played a pivotal role in sparking the Haitian Revolution,...
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Edward Colston

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Edward Colston (1636–1721) was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist, and Tory Member of Parliament, born in Bristol, England, on November 2, 1636. As the...