WASHINGTON — The house where President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation some 150 years ago is confronting the reality that more people are held in modern-day slavery … operates a national human trafficking tip line …
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Lincoln’s Cottage tackles modern slavery – Nashville Tennessean
February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Exhibit at Lincoln’s Cottage shines spotlight on modern slavery – Contra Costa Times
February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The house where President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation some 150 years ago is confronting the reality that more people are held in modern-day slavery … a national human trafficking tip line to …
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Black history is American history – Baltimore Sun
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
He selected February because Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’ birthdays fell during this month. His desire was for Americans to recognize and celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of black people. The response was overwhelming …
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Deval Patrick admin. marks Black History Month – Boston Herald
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
preserve a marginalized subject, and prove to an America steeped in racism that children of Africa played a crucial role in modern civilization. Woodson chose February because it contained the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
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Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis, or …
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Black History Month Facts 2012 – NewsMax.com
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He chose February as the month of celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln, and leading abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Black History Month is now widely recognized and celebrated throughout the month of February. The following are some interesting …
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Hicks: Group wants U.S. rebirth of opportunity – Des Moines Register
February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stauffer is a scholar of self making. His books include “Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln,” in which he traces how Lincoln — “known as poor white trash” — and Douglass, a former slave, became …
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President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis …
Read the entire story here:President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)
Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis, or …
Read the entire story here:Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post
President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis …
Read the entire story here:President Obama at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast – Whitehouse.gov (press release)
