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Senator Chris Van Hollen paid tribute to former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman at a ceremony on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern…
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AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) - Federal parks officials have formally established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New York.Members of the…
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A court battle is brewing over the city of Frederick's plan to rid City Hall of a statue of the man who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott…
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Harriet Tubman would never have imagined it.But the picture of the abolitionist is set to grace the $20 dollar bill.Treasury Secretary Jack Lew made the…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland House lawmakers have stalled a bill to revise the state song to remove Civil War-era references to "Northern scum" and…
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Governor Jack Markell is set to sign a measure that apologizes for Delaware’s role in the institution of slavery.The measure acknowledges the cruelty and…
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Governor Jack Markell gave is last state of the state address yesterday hailing the changes that have taken place as Delaware emerges from the Great…
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The state House has approved a resolution apologizing for Delaware's role in slavery and wrongs committed against blacks during…
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Gov. Jack Markell has announced his support for a resolution that condemns and apologizes for slavery.On the 150th anniversary of…
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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - The prospect of a Confederate battle flag flying in a holiday parade in Roanoke has prompted civil rights officials to call on the…