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Darth Vader, CNN, Lion King and Barney Hill

by Vintage Pics

Our movie photo signed by James Earl Jones.

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Pat Wall Talks about “Beyond Freedom”

by Guest Author

Enslaved in Portsmouth, freed in Boston, two books for children

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Enslaved Runaway Ona Judge Staines

by Guest Author

An amazing story of courage and defiance in 1796 by history researcher Evelyn Gerson.

Read moreEnslaved Runaway Ona Judge Staines

The Ever-changing Story of South Meetinghouse

by Guest Author

It may look like a church on a hill, but it's been recycled many times

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Breaking Barriers, Serving America

by Vintage Pics

From the Doris Moore Collection, a NH black pioneer

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Glimpses of a Parallel World

by Vintage Pics

The Elizabeth Virgil collection is a rare reminder of the roots of black Yankees

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Great Caesar’s Ghost Honored in NH

by Guest Author

Vicky Avery reports on the Caesar Brackett burial site in Greenland, NH

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First Blacks of Portsmouth, Part 2

by Valerie Cunningham

Through the American Revolution and into the 19th century

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First Blacks of Portsmouth, Part 1

by Valerie Cunningham

Historian Valerie Cunningham explores the origins of black lives in early New Hampshire

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The Slave Trade in New Hampshire

by Valerie Cunningham

Early research that evolved into the book Black Portsmouth.

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Remembering Rock Rest in Kittery

by J. Dennis Robinson

Historian Valerie Cunningham recalls the summer venue for black travelers

Read moreRemembering Rock Rest in Kittery

Still Untangling the Prince Whipple Legend

by J. Dennis Robinson

The black man in the boat is not Prince Whipple, although symbolically, he is.

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