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Executive Order No. 9981: Ending military segregation

Executive Order No. 9981: Ending military segregation

Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington. (Online version, www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=84, Fe... More

The growlery at Cedar Hill, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 2015.

The growlery at Cedar Hill, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site,...

A growlery is literally a place to growl. Charles Dickens coined the word in "Bleak House" and Frederick Douglass liked it enough to apply the moniker to a tiny stone cabin in the back of Cedar Hill. It contain... More

Jesse Jackson portrait

Jesse Jackson portrait

Portrait of presidential candidate Jesse Jackson