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    Lost Lives of London Town: African American Experience at the Almshouse
    London Town
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: African American Experience at the Almshouse

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: Eve of Freedom
    London Town
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: Eve of Freedom

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: The Fire-Eaters
    London Town
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: The Fire-Eaters

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: Love Attempts to Overcome All
    London Town
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: Love Attempts to Overcome All

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
    London Town
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

    Last year, Joel Cook performed Frederick Douglass' powerful 1852 speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" in the historic...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: Sam
    London Town
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: Sam

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: James Henry Dorsey
    London Town
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: James Henry Dorsey

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: Grace and Jane
    London Town
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: Grace and Jane

    The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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    Lost Lives of London Town: Sall's Story
    London Town
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Lost Lives of London Town: Sall's Story

    Sall, an eleven-year-old girl, was taken from her mother. The year was 1760.
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    African Muslims and the Slave Trade
    Sylviane A. Diouf, PhD
    • Jun 18, 2019
    • 9 min

    African Muslims and the Slave Trade

    In just under a week on Saturday, June 22 at 10am, London Town will welcome Dr. Herbert Brewer to speak on the slave ship Margaret and...
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