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"I've Got a Home in Glory Land" Free Lecture and Book Signing - Feb. 8, 2009 Lansing, MI
In celebration of Black History Month, the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission is sponsoring a free, public lecture by Dr. Karolyn Smardz Frost, author of "I've Got a Home in Glory Land" - an account of the experiences of Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, two Kentucky slaves who made a daring escape, only to be recaptured in Michigan. |
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Black History Month: Michigan's Own James Earl Jones
He has one of the most recognizable voices in the entertainment business and it all began with a grapefruit and a dedicated teacher. James Earl Jones was born in Mississippi in 1931. His parents separated before his birth and his grandparents raised him. When Jones was five, his family moved to Michigan and settled in the small town of Dublin, in Manistee County. |
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Black History Month: Discover Detroit's Important Role
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month in Michigan, it wouldn't be fitting for us to unravel the past without a trip to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.
The museum's main exhibit, And We Still Rise!, is all about the significant role that Detroit played in African American History. There's a special twist to the exhibit this month only. |
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