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Eleanor Roosevelt as First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), one of the most admired women in American history, acted as first lady from 1933 until 1945, longer than any other presidential...
Essay
Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City
New York City is a kind of archipelago, a Philippines on the Hudson River. Only one borough—the Bronx—is actually attached to the American mainland. There are some forty islands in...
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Martha Washington Creates the Role of First Lady
During nearly forty-one years of marriage, Martha and George Washington lived together in harmony and mutual enjoyment. Never did he play the overbearing patriarch nor she the querulous nag. Theirs was a peaceful domestic partnership, surrounded by family and...
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Slave revolt in New York City
The Maiden Lane Slave Rebellion took place in New York City.
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Negro Conspiracy of 1741
An alleged and unsubstantiated plot to burn down New York City, known as the Negro Conspiracy of 1741, prompted authorities to burn thirteen blacks alive, hang eight, and transport seventy-one out of the colony.
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Universal Negro Improvement Association founded
Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Jamaica. The organization became influential in the United States when Garvey moved to Harlem in 1916.
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New Negro published
Howard University professor Alain Locke published The New Negro, a landmark anthology of essays, poetry, and fiction by African American writers including Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen, Jean Toomer, and others.