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Chief Joseph

In 1855, the U.S. government ordered Native Americans to cede part of their land. Five years later, gold was discovered and an influx of miners traveled to the area. In 1863, the government tried to make the reservation smaller. They wanted to reduce it to less than one-fourth of its previous size. The Native Americans …

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Venture Smith

I didn’t learn about Venture Smith until I was an adult. He was born Broteer Furro around 1729, in a place called Dukadarra, in West Africa. Reportedly, his father was a local leader and prince. His mother was one of several wives. He spent his early years in Guinea, West Africa. As a child, he …

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Black Lawmakers

According to the book, The Negro Pilgrimage In America, by C.L. Lincoln, in March, 1867, Congress passed the First Reconstruction Act. The goal was to defeat the conservative reconstruction policies of President Andrew Johnson. The act provided military rule in the South, and the states were divided into five military districts. State governments recognized by …

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