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Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee, Obstetrician and Civil Rights Activist

April 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore, Sr. Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee (October 10, 1898 – September 14, 1980) was an African American obstetrician and civil rights activist. Who Was Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee? […]

Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy as a Slave Owner

February 21, 2024

By Dannie Gore Sr. Few people know that Thomas Jefferson conducted a leveraged loan using slaves as collateral. Thomas Jefferson mortgaged 150 of his enslaved workers to build Monticello, with […]

An Unheralded Military Hero, Charles Young

November 20, 2023

By Dannie Gore Sr. Charles Young was the most highly decorated African American military officer of his time: The first African American national park superintendent The third black graduate of […]