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Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Oak Ridge Wayside: Segregated Recreation
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing African American recreational opportunities during the Manhattan Project.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nettie Craig Asberry
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Nettie Craig Asberry is considered the first Black woman to earn a doctorate degree. Her family settled in Nicodemus in 1879, and she taught in town from 1886-1889, teaching both at the District No. 1 School and offering private music lessons. Asberry spent most of her life in Tacoma, Washington where she continued to teach music and advocated for the equal rights of all.
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American artist, Mitchell Jamieson, captures the monumental nature of African-American opera singer Marian Anderson's 1939 performance at the Lincoln Memorial in his mural "An Incident in Contemporary American Life."
Glen Echo Park
Dentzel Carousel
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nstalled at Glen Echo Park in 1921, the carousel was made by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1960, it was the site of a sit-in protest against segregation. The carousel features a menagerie of animals who gallop to the music of a Wurlitzer band organ.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Fannie Barrier Williams
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As a member of the National League of Colored Women, Illinois Woman’s Alliance, Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and other women-led organizations, Fannie Barrier Williams laid the groundwork for women’s civic participation in the late 1800s. She used her talents of speaking and writing to pursue activism for the Black women’s rights movement of her time.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Henry Blake Fuller
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Henry Blake Fuller was a key figure in the Chicago Literary Renaissance, renowned for pioneering social realism in American literature. He is noted for being one of the first American novelists to explore homosexual themes. Fuller had a complicated love-hate relationship with Chicago. He frequently found solace at Indiana Dunes, which served as a retreat from urban life and a source for inspiration.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Harriet Colfax
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Born along the St. Lawrence River, determined Harriet Colfax found herself far upstream along the treacherous coast of Southern Lake Michigan after moving to a young Michigan City in 1853. For 43 careful years she watched the rough frontier city blossom to a Duneland metropolis; she fearlessly maintained the harbor beacon as lighthouse keeper while enduring the ensuing hardships with her lifelong companion Ann Hartwell.
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John and Delores Moaney played an indispensable role in the lives of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Explore the story of how the Moaney family became intertwined with the Eisenhowers here.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Make Your Own Mississippi Mud Pie
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Children in Mississippi have made "mud pies" for many generations. Now is your chance to make your very own, following this recipe.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Marie LeFevere Bailly
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Part Odawa and part French, the highly respected and traditionally skilled Marie “Mo-nee” Bailly lived through rapidly changing times; she experienced shifting control over the Northwest Territory and the detrimental effects of manifest destiny on Indigenous American peoples. She resolutely oversaw the family and homestead on the Little Calumet River for more than 30 years after the death of her husband, raising their children and grandchildren in an ever-foreign world.
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During the 1970s and early 1980s Sound 80 was widely recognized as the top recording location in the Twin Cities, and amongst the best recording studios in the nation. Designed and built using the latest acoustical engineering specifically for music recording. The studio was also heavily involved in the advancement of movie sound systems and digital recording. Utilizing Sound 80s cutting edge design and technology Prince achieved international success and stardom.
Mount Rainier National Park
Paradise Inn
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If you enjoy historic architecture, a good meal or place to relax than the Paradise Inn is the place for you! Built in 1917, the Paradise Inn is open generally from May through September and features a large dining room and gift shop.
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American artist, painter, and member of The Ten American Painters best known for his portrait work and landscape paintings.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Information Panel: A Song Of Thanks
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During WWII, the US helped liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. After the war, the US helped rebuild European economies. The people of the Netherlands gave Americans this carillon to thank them.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
South Officers' Quarters
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The sandstone officers' quarters at Fort Larned were considered some of the best accommodations of any army post on the plains.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Lemon House Fancy Parlor
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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Bessie Altman Kosman
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Bessie Altman Kosman was a survivor. An entrepreneur, inventor, mother, sister, daughter, and wife, she rose from tragedy and struggle to success.
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Casa Amadeo is significant because it embodies the history of the development of Latin music in New York City and its role in the Puerto Rican migration experience. Victoria Hernández, the store's founder and sister of one of Latin America's greatest composers, played a role in caring for this community.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Chapter 7: Every Chihuahua in America Lines Up to Take a Bite out of Byron
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Byron wears a hat as he tries to slip in the back door. When he notices Momma and Kenny, he quickly turns around. Suspicious, Momma tells Byron he knows better than to wear a hat in the house and orders him to come inside. Before entering, Byron reluctantly removes his hat and handkerchief, revealing a new hairdo. Byron went behind his parents' back and got a conk, which means someone used chemicals to straighten his hair.