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Month: September 2022

How Pittsburgh’s Freedom House Pioneered Paramedic Treatment

How Pittsburgh’s Freedom House Pioneered Paramedic Treatment

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

March 1, 20155:19 PM ET Heard onĀ All Things Considered ERIKA BERAS Twitter In the 1960s, Pittsburgh, like most cities, was segregated by race. But people of all colors suffered from…

The Failed 1846 Amendment That Tried to Contain Slavery

The Failed 1846 Amendment That Tried to Contain Slavery

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

Debate over the Wilmot Proviso inflamed North-South divisions ahead of the Civil War. by AABYE-GAYLE D. FRANCIS-FAVILLA JUN 7, 2022 As the United States grew and expanded into new territories…

SERGEANT WILLIAM HARVEY CARNEY: FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

SERGEANT WILLIAM HARVEY CARNEY: FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

POSTED BY JAE JONES – SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 Sergeant William Harvey Carney was the first African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.  He was born a slave in Norfolk,…

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  • The 761st Tank Battalion, AKA the “Black Panthers” of WWII
  • Selma-to-Montgomery Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two pivotal events in the American civil rights movement

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