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Historic black church rises from the Yorktown contraband camp
When the crowds came to Surrender Field in 1931 for the 150th anniversary of the American victory over the British at Yorktown, what they saw was an immense expanse of tents and an enormous grandstand. Lost in all the patriotic hoopla was the...
Tags: Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), NAACP, Slavery, Wars and Interventions, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York)
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Freedom planted under Hampton oak
Few of the thousands of fugitive slaves who lived in Hampton’s vast Civil War refugee camps were taken by surprise when — on Jan. 1, 1863 — they received word that President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation. A hundred...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Wars and Interventions, Education, Abraham Lincoln
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Contraband slaves seek freedom at Fort Monroe
Few people imagined the consequences when Fort Monroe commander Benjamin F. Butler gave three Hampton slaves asylum as "contraband of war" 150 years ago. For generations, Southern slave-holders talked of their "contented Negroes" with conviction....
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Norfolk State University, Slavery
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Hampton archive: Hampton church's Colonial brick hides an ornate victorian interior
757-247-4783Two things give the old brick walls of St. John's Church more than passing importance. First, there's the ancient mortar and the unsurpassed craftsmanship, which, architectural historians say, combine with the handmade bricks to produce some of the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Building Material, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elizabeth City, Arts and Culture
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Jamestown: Contradiction in black and white
757-247-7863The settlement of Jamestown can be viewed as the beginning of a wonderful experiment in democracy in America or as the expansion of one of the world's greatest injustices. Most historians view it as a bit of both. Jamestown's pursuit of tobacco...Tags: Princeton University, Cultural Development, Racism, Hampton Roads, Florida International University
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The state of the black union: Jamestown story is complicated
757-223-5682Darlene Clark Hine wants everyone to know the Jamestown story is complex. "It's complicated by the diversity of people who met here, either through free will or through force," said Hine, a history and black studies professor at Northwestern University...Tags: Cultural Development, Hampton Roads, Slavery, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Culture
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Inside the PD: Warwick hires new football coach
Bernard Griffin calls himself something of a vagabond. But most of his life has been spent in the 757, and he’s ready to settle into his new job as Warwick’s head football coach. “I think this can be a great situation,” said...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Morgan State University
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Former NLRB Chairman William B. Gould IV to speak at HU, April 19, on Civil War slave diary
William B. Gould (1837-1923), former slave and Civil War veteran (U.S. Navy), chronicled his life in a diary that is now one of only three known diaries written during the Civil War by former slaves. One hundred plus years later, Gould's great-great...Tags: Slavery, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace, Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cyrus Chestnut, jazz piano standout, to play at Hampton University April 5
Cyrus Chestnut, the Baltimore-born jazz pianist, is bringing his hard-swinging, gospel-influenced style to Hampton University tonight. He's a dynamic player and one with local ties. Chestnut contributed to at least three albums by local jazz drummer Jae...
Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities
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House rejects $1 million for HU proton therapy center
The House of Delegates rejected a budget amendment from Gov. Bob McDonnell Wednesday that would have given $1 million to the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute on a vote of 33-64. McDonnell added the money to the budget for the cancer therapy...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Education, Prostate Cancer, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Have dreadlocks outgrown their old meaning?
When Timothy Simmons decided to let his hair grow into locks in 2005, he did so out of pride for his African-American culture. For years, his reddish-brown hair was well-coiffed and grew until it cascaded down to the middle of his back. "For me it was a...
Tags: Cultural Development, Culture, Lil Wayne, Arts and Culture, University of Southern California
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Teel Time: As Creighton assistant, former HU coach Merfeld scouting Duke
For the second consecutive season, Creighton has drawn an ACC icon in the NCAA tournament, and once again, Steve Merfeld is the Blue Jays’ lead scout for the matchup. A former Hampton University head coach, Merfeld is in his second year as a...Tags: Doug McDermott, National Collegiate Athletic Association, North Carolina Tar Heels, Duke Blue Devils, College Sports
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