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February 15, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: The Descendants Project

The Descendants Project Ensures the Preservation of the Site of America’s Largest Slave Insurrection with Purchase of Louisiana Plantation

WALLACE, La., Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Descendants Project announced today the acquisition and preservation of the Louisiana plantation where America’s largest slave revolt was...
July 22, 2021 13:00 ET | Source: Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Social Change Traces its Roots Through Pinellas County

St. Petersburg, Fla., July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, July 22, viewers will meet the local pioneers of the Civil Rights movement who improved conditions for African Americans and...
June 16, 2020 15:08 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum Moves Reopening to July 1, 2020

Memphis, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel announced it will move its reopening date to welcome back visitors to July 1 after area health...
December 05, 2018 11:56 ET | Source: California Historical Society

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY NAMES SUSAN D. ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY, COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS

San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Historical Society has appointed Susan D. Anderson as its new Director of Library, Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs....