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75Music Fans: Ever Heard Of Boots Randolph?
You've heard his music. You may not know it. If you've heard Brenda Lee's recording of Rockin Round The Christmas Tree, you've heard his saxophone. Listen to Elvis, or Roy Orbison? How about REO Speedwagons's, "Little Queenie"? Ever watched Benny Hill, or watched some sport show gaffes? You've heard his most famous song! Read on. This guy was amazing. (video included)
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73Born A Slave, Died Free--Freed Randolph Slaves' Journey From Virginia to Ohio
In 1833, John Randolph of Roanoke in Virginia died, freeing his slaves. After a 13 year battle in the courts due to the contesting of the will by his brother, the Randolph slaves were finally free to leave. This is their story, and follows their travel to Ohio to claim the land that John Randolph had provided the money for in his will, and the heartbreak they suffered once they arrived.
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73Born a Slave, Died Free--Freed Randolph Slaves--The African Jackson Cemetery in Rossville / Piqua, Ohio--
In 1833, John Randolph of Roanoke in Virginia died, freeing his slaves. After a 13 year battle in the courts of a contesting of the will by his brother, the Randolph slaves were finally free to leave.This is one part of their story, and follows their travel to Ohio and to the final resting place of many of them.
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73The Outlaw Polk Wells
By his own admission, Polk Wells, an outlaw known to have ridden with the James and Younger brothers, believed life had handed him a raw deal. During an interview after his capture he gave a rare insight into his checkered past. “I was hanged...
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63Black Activists - A. Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph was a civil rights activist best known for unionizing African American workers. Randolph also helped to organize the March on Washington. Randolph did a great deal for the civil rights movement.
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81History of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted: The Original 10 Fugitives From Justice
Just about everyone knows about the FBI's ten most wanted list. But how much does anyone know about the men who had the "honor" of making history by being the very first ten?
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60The Silver Age of the Cowboy Greats
After enjoying a notable boom period during the years leading up to the war, for the Western, the war years brought an equally notable bust period. The top Western stars, like John Wayne and Gary Cooper, had traded their cowboy hats and horses for...
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68Marijuana: A History of Prohibition
In a study in 2006 marijuana was said to be Americas number one cash crop... with a tax California proposed similar to alcohol if all states got on board would gross over 7.4 billion dollars per year...government that once created a law in 1619 at Jamestown Colony, Virginia “ordering” all farmers to grow Indian Hempseed, as marijuana was known until the 1940s, and passing several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years.
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74The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
In the early twentieth century there were few jobs available to the African-American worker. Discriminatory hiring practices were commonplace and economic struggles plagued the black community. The Pullman Company was one of the few companies...
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73Ten Now Classic Movies That Bombed When They Were First Released
These great films are now classics. When they were first released audiences were indifferent.
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