“You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light skin slaves, and the light skin slaves vs. the dark skin slaves . . .” - Willie Lynch
With the release of the movie Django last month and this month is Black History Month – we thought we would post this speech delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Continue reading
We found this amazing Youtube recording of former slave Ison Mosely from Texas as he talks about his life and feelings regarding life as a slave in the south.
This great American is told with deep love & spellbinding fearlessness, Die Free 
stretches from Haywood County, Tennessee, in the 1860s to New York City in the 20th century.
When award-winning television NY1 news anchor and reporter Cheryl Wills discovers the storied treasure of her great-great-great-grandfather who fled his slave master to fight in the Civil War and whose courage was mirrored in her father, a courageous NYC firefighter, she shares the unvarnished truth about the Wills’ family roots, ever entwined in passion, music, and faith.
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Tagged Cheryl Wills, Die Free, Faison Firehouse Theater, ny1 news, Slavery, United States Colored Troops
Under pressure from critics, Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday called it a “major omission” not noting slavery in declaring April Confederate History Month in Virginia.As part of his mea culpa, McDonnell inserted into the proclamation a paragraph condemning slavery and blaming it as the cause of the Civil War. Continue reading
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Tagged April Confederate History Month, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Republican governor, Slavery
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is a unique and disturbing journey of discovery into the history and “living consequences” of one of the United States’ most shameful episodes — slavery.
Click to see video excerpt (hit “refresh” to see image):
Posted in Film, Harlem, History
Tagged Slavery, The DeWolf family, Traces of the Trade
“What we do in life echoes for eternity.” – Gladiator
The trailer:
The MSNBC segment:
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Tagged Harlem, Meeting David Wilson video, MSNBC, Race, Slavery
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