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Saturday, July 4, 2026
The Fourth of July Had Competition to be Independence Day
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A scene that never happened--the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There was no great signing ceremony on July 4th or any other...
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Colonial Shoemakers and Coopers Lead the Way to Early Labor Organizations
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A typical Colonial shoe shop--a Master, journeymen, or possibly an apprentice. Every shoe or boot made by hand with minimal tools and a...
Friday, September 19, 2025
Blacks Assembled for Themselves at the First National Negro Convention in 1830
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An early Negro National Convention. As ever, it was hard — dangerous and hard—to be Black in early 19th Century America for Freemen...
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