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In 1850, a number of free Black abolitionists began settling in the territorial city of St. Paul and helped with the freedom ...
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A look at what's happening this week around Jacksonville

Jacksonville Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. | Fresh, locally sourced produce, homemade baked ...
This splash pad situated in the Freetown State Forest is great for little kids. There are lifeguards, and the area is fenced ...
Hulu’s “Washington Black” takes a historical setting populated by a primarily Black cast and gives it a Jules Verne-ian epic ...
The Greater Alliance Carnation Festivals with 11 days of fun and fellowship - July 31 to Aug. 10 - in Alliance.
Based on Esi Edugyan's Giller Prize-winning book, the adventure series Washington Black explores the awesome power of ...
Beth Weinstein isn’t known for walking away from a battle. The liberal activist from Tarpon Springs regularly rallies against ...
As soon as the church van pulled into Mount Peace Cemetery in Lawnside, New Jersey, London Artis recognized a familiar name: ...
There are 20 house museums and landmarks in Historic Germantown including Cliveden, the site of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Germantown and Historic Fair Hill, a 300-year-old Quaker burial ground ...
The Kennett library graciously offered to host the event after the original cancellation, and it ended up becoming a submersion in the African American culture due to the packed agenda and ...
Wikimedia Commons/Photographer William H. Cheney, South Orange, NJ The 1850 Harriet Tubman’s First Rescue Mission In December ...
A first-of-its kind camp is teaching kids in South Jersey about the Underground Railroad This year’s Underground Railroad Camp, sponsored by the Lawnside Historical Society, encouraged participants to ...