Tag: civil rights movement
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15 Harriet Tubman Quotes You Will Never Forget
As a former enslaved person turned abolitionist, Harriet Tubman went through more than most of us could ever imagine. Tubman worked as a political activist who helped free hundreds of enslaved people and contributed to the early civil rights measures. However, she had to courageously escape and leave her life and loved ones behind before…
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7 Thoughts About Life From Aretha Franklin (That Will Change Your Life)
Known as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died on August 16th at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit surrounded by family and friends. She was 76. According to a family statement, the “official cause of death was due to advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin’s oncologist, Dr.…