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When Cleopatra Died Again: Edmonia Lewis, the first African American sculptor in the classical mode, was shockingly talented.

Authors : Lynne, Jessica

Subjects: African AmericansLewis, Edmonia -- Death of

Source: Smithsonian. March, 2022, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p19, 3 p.

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AMERICAN TERROR: Confronting the murderous attack on the most prosperous black community in the nation.

Authors : Madigan, Tim

Subjects: African Americans; Uniforms; Apparel and accessories, not elsewhere classifiedRoss, Don; Stradford, J.B.; Ellsworth, ScottIllinois; Oklahoma

Source: Smithsonian. April, 2021, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p36, 20 p.

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Crunch Time: A fussy magnate, a miffed chef and the curious roots of the comfort food we hate to love.

Authors : Tensley, Brandon

Subjects: Cooks; African AmericansCrum, George

Source: Smithsonian. Jan-Feb, 2022, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p11, 3 p.

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Changing Lincoln's Mind: In the Civil War, pioneering African Americans met with the president and altered the course of U.S. history.

Authors : White, Jonathan W.

Subjects: Suffrage; Civil war; African AmericansSmalls, Robert

Source: Smithsonian. Jan-Feb, 2022, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p16, 3 p.

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Daring to Face the Past: Two women from disparate worlds confront a terrible injustice that one family's ancestors perpertrated on the other's.

Authors : Banks, Ann

Subjects: African Americans -- Appreciation; Genealogy -- Personal narratives; Slavery -- HistoryUnited States

Source: Smithsonian. Sept, 2020, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p14, 5 p.

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Hail the King of Wakanda: The black superhero who changed comics forever.

Authors : Bouie, Jamelle

Subjects: Motion pictures -- Production and direction; African Americans; Milestone MediaAfrica; United States

Source: Smithsonian. Jan-Feb, 2021, Vol. 51 Issue 9, p28, 3 p.

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THE REBELS' REVENGE: A HEROIC FORMER SLAVE KILLED 53,000 AFRICAN-AMERICANS, BUT FEW TOOK THE EXPLOSIVE CLAIM SERIOUSLY-UNTIL NOW.

Authors : Egerton, Douglas

Subjects: African Americans; Suffrage

Source: Smithsonian. Sept, 2018, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p52, 7 p.

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Home of the brave: the nation's only town founded by African-American civil war soldiers remains a bastion of resilience 150 years later.

Authors : Hopkinson, Natalie

Subjects: African Americans; Soldiers; Civil war

Source: Smithsonian. Sept, 2017, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p56, 12 p.

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CRESCENT CITY MEMORIES: Making art out of disaster, a couple of photographers salvage their affectionate portraits of life in New Orleans.

Authors : Crawford, Amy

Subjects: African Americans -- Planning; Company business planningLouisiana

Source: Smithsonian. July-August, 2021, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p86, 2 p.

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The road to freedom

Authors : Wilkerson, Isabel

Subjects: African Americans; History

Source: Smithsonian. Sept, 2016, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p38, 13 p.

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