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    Madame Sara Spencer Washington
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Oct 18, 2018

    Madame Sara Spencer Washington

    Recently, we recorded a podcast with director, writer, actor, designer and film producer Royston Scott to discuss his new historical...
    American Archives Month #2: Apex Beauty School
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Oct 4, 2018

    American Archives Month #2: Apex Beauty School

    A sampling of items from the Apex News and Hair Co., founded and operated by Madame Sara Spencer Washington. A branch of the Apex School...
    American Archives Month #1: WWII College Student Handbooks
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Oct 4, 2018

    American Archives Month #1: WWII College Student Handbooks

    October is #AmericanArchivesMonth. Since 2006, American Archives Month has given the profession an opportunity to tell (or remind) people...
    Tracing Lives, Slavery to Today
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Sep 12, 2018

    Tracing Lives, Slavery to Today

    Please join us on October 26 and 27, 2018 as the Hampton Ethnographic Team explores the lives of the enslaved and their descendants from...
    The Life and Legacy of Walter T. Dixon
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Sep 7, 2018

    The Life and Legacy of Walter T. Dixon

    We've shared some information about Walter T. Dixon in past posts, but here's a little known photograph of Dixon with his family in South...
    Chesapeake Collectibles Black Americana Segment
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Sep 4, 2018

    Chesapeake Collectibles Black Americana Segment

    #PBSChesapeakeCollectibles #MPT The Black Americana highlights segment will air in 2019. Please follow chesapeakecollectibles.com and...
    On this day: Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Aug 30, 2018

    On this day: Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court

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    Bubby Johnson's Plantation Orchestra
    Philip J. Merrill
    • Jun 15, 2018

    Bubby Johnson's Plantation Orchestra

    In honor of Black Music Month, today we're sharing a post from May 2017 highlighting Bubby Johnson's Plantation Orchestra and the...
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