Tag: slavery
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Defeating Slavery: Hamilton’s American System Showed the Way
Book Talk at Lovettsville MuseumSunday, January 21, at 3:00 p.m. Join public historian — and LHS member and volunteer — Nancy Spannaus to learn about her just-released book on America’s…
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The Geography of Slavery in Northern Loudoun County, Virginia
By: Eirik Frederick Harteis Introduction: On July 9, the Lovettsville Historical Society held a symposium on the topic of “Slavery in the German Settlement,” which featured a presentation by Eirik…
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The Right to Vote: An Ancestral Story
By Claudette Bard Like many African Americans, my genealogical journey began when I watched Roots, the television mini-series that aired in 1977, which chronicled Alex Haley’s family history. I…