Reflecting the lives of Blended families from African and Native American families. Friday, April 10, 2015. Cherokee Rose by Tiya Miles. Is a book that caught my attention, because it is an area in which many African Americans feel is part of their history. The author is MacArthur fellow Tiya Miles. The author bases the story of. Loosely on the history of the. Who were once slaves in the Choc.

Walton-Raji on May 15th, 2015. Welcome back to the African Roots Podcast! You can always reach me HERE. There are a number of events unfolding at the African American Civil War Museum. A number of things from Civil war to civil rights will be celebrated this weekend. I hope you will be able to take ad.

Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Born September 2, 1886. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. If you are a family researcher like me, many of your ancestors died years before you were born and much of what you know about them is based on oral history. The other source for telling the story of your family is the trails of documents left that provide some insight into who they were and how they lived. That one of my sisters was born and it was also the day Na.

Commentary on issues pertaining to African-Native American history among the so called Five Civilized Tribes. Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

Sunday, January 4, 2015. Yes, We Were There at the Battle of New Orleans Jan 8, 1815. A group of students from Frederick Douglas High School. Play members of the Free Men of Color during. The 195th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Their Story cans be seen on the PBS Pr.

Sunday, June 5, 2011. Though the first Alexandria Branch of the NAACP was established in 1919. In 1933, another application for charter was submitted and accepted. Alexandria Branch Charter Application Cover. Branch Files, Records of the NAACP, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.

We are linked in both life and death. Those who share a common blood relations never break apart. Red River County, TX. Van Zandt County, TX. Adinkra symbol meaning unity and human relations.

Giving Thanks to God for the Jubilee. It shall be a jubilee to you;. Praise and tanks, the Lord he come. To get the people free,. And massa tink it day of doom. This notion of the war and.

Telling African American Civil War Stories, of Soldiers, Civilians, Contrabands, First Days of Freedom, and the Events that led to Freedom. Sunday, July 19, 2015. Rare Photo of Arkansas Black Soldier Located in Civil War Pension File. Image of Aaron Brooks, Corporal, 54th US Colored Infantry. A research trip to the National Archives has uncovered the image of a long forgotten freedom fighter. Aaron Brooks was a soldier in the 54 Arkansas Regiment of United States Colored Troops.