Black History 1619-2019
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Lose Your Mother
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African American History
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A World Transformed
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United States and Africa Relations, 1400s to the Present
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Recurrent Genocidal Nightmares : The Hidden Side of Euro-African Encounters, 1450-1950
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Daily Life of African Americans in Primary Documents
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Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era
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I Can't Wait to Call You My Wife
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Emancipation Proclamation Exposed
Learn more about the origins of the Emancipation Proclamation in this video!
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Experience the aftermath of the Civil War—a bewildering, exhilarating, and terrifying time. African-Americans who had played a crucial role in the war now grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.
