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The Gist of Freedom Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .

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Join The Gist of Freedom for a live online discussion in celebration of the African American experience—honoring all the people, past and present, black and white—who have determined to preserve history in literature, craftsmanship and artifact.

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Tonight on The Gist of Freedom learn more about this historical and fascinating photo with John Franklin, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) specialist on Emancipation Day and other... more
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Tony Oliver ~Robert W. Simmons, politician and pioneer in black education, was born around 1822 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father, Streshley Simmons, was a free black citizen of Virginia and a veteran of the War of 1812.By 1858,... more
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Join constistutional law professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, on The Gist of Freedom as she lectures on George Zimmerman's arrest and Trayvon's road to Justice. Tune in Tuesday April 24th at 8:30 pm for Part II with Professor Brown... more
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Black Abolitionist David Ruggles helped a runaway slave from Maryland survive to become Frederick Douglas, the most respected African-American of the 19th century. Learn More Tuesday April 3rd with The Gist of Freedomhost Professor... more
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Order your customized doll with Stephanie Humphrey The Gist of Freedom guest host and the creator/CEO Karen Byrd of Natural Girls United! Natural Girls United is an online store that provides customized dolls and dolls from a collection... more
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United Nations hosted Slavery By Another Name with filmmaker Sam Pollard The Age of Neo-Slavery Under laws enacted specifically to intimidate blacks, tens of thousands of African Americans were arbitrarily arrested, hit with outrageous... more
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Black history showcase Join Dr. Weldon M. McWilliams and the organizer of The Black History Showcase of Philadelphia, Mr. Everett Staten tomorrow night, Tuesday at 8pm onwww.BlogTalkRadio.com/TheGISTofFREEDOM. The... more
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Join The Gist of Freedom as we speak to real-estate developer Roland Laird of My Image Studios Decades from now, Roland Laird wants My ImageStudios LLC to be mentioned in the same as legendary Harlem venues like the Apollo Theater.
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Tonight on The Gist of Freedom Author and journalist Herb Boyd will discuss the book he wrote in response to a controversial book about Malcolm X. Mr. Boyd stated he found as many as 25 significant errors in the book, some of which he... more
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The Sumner Post originally served as home for the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, an interracial Civil War veterans' organization. With a national membership of 500,000. GAR was as important in its time as the... more
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