During and after the Civil War, Union officers and missionaries expanded literacy and skills in the south, resulting in a great rise in the reading population and creating schools, some of which exist today. A […]
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African History and Culture Lecture Series in April
Wednesday, Apr 11, 7:00pm “Crusade for Liberty: Frederick Douglass, the Civil War, and DC Emancipation” by CR Gibbs Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington DC 202-541-6226 Tuesday, Apr 17, 7:00pm “An Army of Educators” […]
Feb6 Frederick Douglas, Haiti, and the Civil War
Along with millions of people of color and abolitionists, Haiti inspired Douglass to fight for freedom in America. His lifelong relationship to Haiti culminated in his service as United States Minister to Haiti in 1889 […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 