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New Orleans Jazz Funeral honors 19 victims of 1800s racist study of Black skulls in Germany
In the 1800s, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black residents to Leipzig, Germany, where researchers engaged in ...
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The Tiny Town In Virginia Where You Can Spend Days Hunting For Priceless Antiques
Nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley sits a pocket-sized paradise where history isn’t cordoned ...
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The Tiny Town In Illinois Where You Can Spend Days Hunting For Priceless Antiques
There’s a dinosaur guarding a rainbow house in Nauvoo, Illinois, and that’s not even the strangest thing you’ll find in this Mississippi River town of fewer than 1,000 residents.
Walmart Has a 'Phenomenal' $259 Mid-Century Rocking Chair on Sale for $126, and Reviewers Adore How 'Comfortable' It Is
Walmart Has a 'Phenomenal' $259 Mid-Century Rocking Chair on Sale for $126, and Reviewers Adore How 'Comfortable' It Is ...
Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany
The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a ...
Remains Of 19 Black Americans Used In Research Returned To New Orleans For Memorial Ceremony
The severed heads of 19 Black Americans, used for "research" in 1872, have been returned to New Orleans, where they will be ...
Designer Spotlight: How Cheyney McKnight Uses Ancestral Design Techniques To Educate And Inspire
As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.