One of the first free towns founded by former slaves is being taken over by Big Oil

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By Raven RakiaNov 6, 2015, 4:24 pm160 ptsTrending
When it comes to history, I’m a nerd. I’m not necessarily super-interested in memorizing dates or how white men got into huge wars, or whatever — but I do love primary documents and stories of regular people from decades past. Seeing, say, a letter written for a loved one who went off to war, or a former…

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