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Black History

Who Lies Under NH’s Tallest Tombstone?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Rev. Tucke was everything to the impoverished people of the Shoals and profited well in return

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Frederick Douglass Comes to Town Twice

by J. Dennis Robinson

A powerful figure for a troubled time

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Slaves at the William Pitt Tavern

by Valerie Cunningham

Fortune, James, and the Stavers family

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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.

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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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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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