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An engraving of William Wells Brown in London. This was published in his book, "Three Years in Europe." No photo of Brown has ever been found.

William Wells Brown may be the most famous 19th century African American writer you’ve never heard of

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William Wells Brown was one of the most prominent African American writers in the 19th century. But many people now don’t know who he is.

Debating Lincoln

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Marques Toliver: A Busker’s Fairy Tale

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The Legacy of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass Descendant on Civil War Anniversary

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Red, white, black and blue: Patrik Henry Bass on July 4’s multiple meanings

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Takeaway Contributor Patrik Henry Bass talks about what he calls the multiple meanings of the Fourth. He is spending the holiday weekend in a city that embodies multiple meanings and differing relations to country like very few others: New Orleans, Louisiana.