Our Smithsonian Story

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  Tawanna Browne Smith

  

  The 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found

  Smithsonian Magazine - Allison Keyes

  One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, slave traders stole Lorna Gail Woods’ great-great grandfather from what is now Benin in West Africa. Her …

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  Tawanna Browne Smith

  

  Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress

  Smithsonian Magazine - Brigit Katz

  Omar Ibn Said was leading a prosperous life in West Africa at the turn of the 19th century, devoting himself to scholarly pursuits and the study of …

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  Tawanna Browne Smith

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  Sep 25, 2018

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  Tawanna Browne Smith

  May 29, 2018
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  Tawanna Browne Smith

  

  One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI

  Smithsonian Magazine - Erick Trickey

  Private Henry Johnson of Albany, New York, held tight his French Lebel rifle and stared into the darkness of no-man’s-land, listening for German …

• http://www.griotsrepublic.com/secretly-will-love-smithsonians-national-museum-african-art-docent-tour/

  

  Tawanna Browne Smith

  Apr 6, 2018