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March 2009 - Posts

• The Classic Blues Era

  Before the country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, and Robert Johnson, it was the classic blues that was all the rage in the early 1920s. Female classic blues... Read More... Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)

• Phillis Wheatley

  Kidnapped from Africa and sold to a Boston family to work as a servant, Phillis Wheatley’s intellect left a profound impression on her owners. Instead of training her to... Read More... Posted Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:00 PM from About African-American History | (Comments Off)