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Tracing Charleston’s History of Slavery, From a Burial Ground to a DNA Swab

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A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that...
A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead.

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Overlooked No More: Pierre Toussaint, Philanthropist and Candidate for Sainthood

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He became wealthy working as a hairdresser in New York, then used his funds to free...
He became wealthy working as a hairdresser in New York, then used his funds to free enslaved people, build churches and house orphans of color.

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Charles Sallis, 89, Dies; Upended the Teaching of Mississippi History

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He collaborated on a textbook so unsparing in its review of the state’s grim past that...
He collaborated on a textbook so unsparing in its review of the state’s grim past that it was barred from schools almost as soon as it appeared.

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