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Molly Bannaky – The Amazing Woman Who May Have Existed

by Kate Dolan | Mar 25, 2017 | Articles, Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History

There is no doubt that Benjamin Banneker was a remarkable man and I argued in an earlier blog post that he should be considered among the Founding Fathers. Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be great to write about his grandmother, Molly...

Benjamin Banneker, a not-so-famous Founding Father

by Kate Dolan | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History

One of my hometown’s best claims to fame is its association with Benjamin Banneker, often referred to as “America’s First Black Man of Science.” In 1737, Banneker’s father, a former slave purchased 100 acres of land in what is now...

Lessons of “Juneteenth”

by Kate Dolan | Jun 19, 2015 | 19th Century America, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History

For years, I thought that Juneteenth marked the date of the Emancipation Proclamation. I was wrong. President Lincoln issued the proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall...

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