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Lillian Evanti
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To the Depositors of the Freedmen's Savings & Trust Co.
TO THE DEPOSITORS OF THE Freeman's Savings and Trust Co. The recent legislation of Congress, so amending the charter of of [sic] the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, as to place the institution upon a broader and firmer basis, and give to its Trustees a larger measure of discretion and control of its management, may be well enough made the
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Dividends for Freedmen Claimants
[The Washington Post Jun 15, 1881; pg. 2]DIVIDENDS FOR FREEDMEN. ---- Claimants Wanted for Funds – Sixty Per Cent. To be Paid. THE POST published, a few weeks since, an interview with Comptroller Knox regarding the progress of the settlement of the affairs of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. In this was given a general idea by Mr. Knox of the position of
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Monument of a Crime
MONUMENT OF A CRIME Department of Justice Deserts a Fateful Building Washington Post 25 June 1899 FAILURE OF FREEDMAN'S BANK Big Brown-stone Building Across from the Treasury Was Once the Depository of the Savings of Thousands of ex-Slaves – Real Estate Speculation Ruined the Institution, with Which Many Noted Names Were Connected – Caused Much Distress.Within a few days bids will be advertised for
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Andrew Jackson Statue, Lafayette Square
A slave helps craft this statue and the Capitol's statue of freedom... A statue of Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans occupies the center of Lafayette Square. Erected in 1853, it was the first bronze statue cast in the country and the first equestrian statue in the world to be balanced solely on the horse's hind legs. The sculptor,
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Emancipation in the President's Neighborhood, 1850
On April 16, 2012, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act, a day of jubilation for the city of Washington's African American community then as it is today. The document that President Abraham Lincoln signed gave broad legal promise to the capital's enslaved persons. However, new research reveals that prior to this historic occasion there were hard-won
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Emancipation Day, A Celebration in Washington, D.C.
THE NEGRO CELEBRATION IN WASHINGTON The occasion of the celebration, which took place April 19, was the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Two regiments of colored troops and various colored civic associations, with many other colored citizens, assembled in front of the Executive Mansion, making a dense mass of colored faces, relieved here and there by a few
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Booker T. Washington's Dinner with President Theodore Roosevelt
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT The Lie Nailed that he is Opposed to the Negro. The First President to Entertain A Negro. Booker T. Washington Dined. The many false reports that have been circulated that President Roosevelt was opposed to the negro has been eliminated by the many kind acts that he has done prior to his election, and while he was Vice
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Slave Quarters at Decatur House
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The White House Remembered
In 2005, The White House Historical Association released The White House Remembered,Volume 1: Recollections by Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, edited by Hugh Sidey. The audio edition of this volume, read by the editor himself, is at the bottom of this article. The publication of volume 2, recollections by Presidents George H. W. Bush and
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The Nation's Guest
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