A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Lot 42 Abolitionist handbag in support of the "Negro Woman who sittest pining in captivity." Lot 43 Constitution of the New-England Anti-Slavery Society, with an Address to the Public. Lot 44 The Anti-Slavery Record. Lot 45 ...
Nothing dramatic happened, no one told to stop, but it was the beginning of an interest, of a young woman finding her cause and taking an action, that would lead her to learning and discovering more, to connecting with others, to finding local solutions and developing a presence and a new...
The economy was growing fast, the country had functioning state institutions envied by its neighbors, the ruling party was finally moving towards being an arena for genuine political debate, and the country was at peace with all its neighbors save one—and was well positioned to impose peace ter...
Also, I have a musical theatre work [Yamandja] with my daughter [Naïma] that we premiered at Mass MoCA at the beginning of March. We're going to do it also in Los Angeles on April 12, 13 and 14. And then we're going to go to UC Berkeley. ...
The letter, written in May 1995, begins like this and shows the beginning of Soyinka’s enduring ambivalence about the Internet: I am an intruder, not being a NAIJANET subscriber. I don’t even know how these networks operate and, from this first, albeit indirect, encounter with this discu...
which was composed almost exclusively of white students. As a professor at Crozer wrote in a letter of recommendation for King, “The fact that with our student body largely Southern in constitution a colored man should be elected to and be popular [in] such a position is in itself no mea...
Haplogroup L now has 8 branches, instead of 7, beginning with L0. We named this new branch haplogroup L7 in order not to disrupt the naming patterns in the existing tree. Let’s take a look. I used the phylogenetic tree from our paper and added Eve. ...
On her first attempt in the high jump during the International Olympics Games in 1948, Albany, Georgia native Alice Coachman won the gold medal. She became the first African American of any country to win a gold medal. Despite her instant fame and large celebrations back home in the United ...
Individuals were also asked to identify the country of their birth. Family History Assessment A structured family history interview for AD and other neurologic disorders in first-degree relatives (parents and full siblings) was conducted directly with each participant at the first interview.12 ...
Fellows must be able to commit to a minimum of three months, for at least 20 hours per week, beginning in February 2022. Each Fellow must be prepared to produce one story per month, for a total of three stories each. You will also be required to attend monthly cohort team meetings, tr...