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Written by NH Circle of Freinds
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NH HERITAGE
Anthony Clark was a veteran of the American Revolution. He taught dancing and good manners to the children of Warner, NH. Clark was also a black man in a white state, a state that often forgets it has a rich black heritage too. This new set of colorful cards reveals a whole new history of the Granite State.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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BLACK HISTORY
We have our first African American president at last. But let us not forget how recently the struggle for equality was fought – even here in "Yankee" New Hampshire. In 1964 a black couple could not even dine at the exclusive Wentworth by the Sea Hotel.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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EDITOR-AT –LARGE
America has proven it can re-invent itself once again. We have elected our first president with African American roots. New Hampshire played its small part in this historic event. Now comes the real test. Will we allow President Barack Obama to be his own man?
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Written by Freinds of the Pearl
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NH BLACK HISTORY
It took an extraordinary collaboration to save The Pearl of Portsmouth. National, local, nonprofit, volunteer, religious, historical, educational and commercial partners all worked together. This, in brief is how the Friends of Pearl preserved an African American treasure.
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Written by Black Heritage News
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REWRITING NH HISTORY
We’ve long known historian Valerie Cunningham as a local hero. But now Washington, DC agrees. Recently the "Restore America" program hosted its annual gala at the Library of Congress. A few exclusive photos are included below.
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Written by Celia Thaxter
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 NH BLACK HISTORY Isles of Shoals poet Celia Thaxter was known for her deep connection to Nature, but never for her belief in racial equality. Her sulking view of emancipation following the Civil War simmers in this 1879 poem for children. Here she places the weight of the world on the descendents of enslaved African Americans. |
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Written by Elizabeth Doucette
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BLACK HISTORY
Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail members are back from their first group tour to Ghana in West Africa. The trip coincided with the grand opening of a new Digital Learning Center created by co-operation of the Portsmouth-Greater Accra Sister City Connection. Read more.
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Written by Valerie Cunningham and Mark Sammons
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NH BLACK HISTORY
Since its publication, the book Black Portsmouth has become an invaluable tool for historians. It documents the important and four-century history of African Americans in NH’s only seaport. This summary is part of the original research that lead to the book and provides a brief summary. Continue to read.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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When workmen "discovered" the African American Burial Ground beneath the streets of Portsmouth in 2003, the city agreed with one voice that a memorial was needed. But how to honor as many as 200 citizens whose graves had been ignored and built over by the city? The first draft of the memorial designs were released recently, and in the words of the Burial Ground committee chairman, "Now we know what we don’t want."
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Written by Evelyn Gerson
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NH BLACK HISTORY
First lady Martha Washington enslaved more Africans than any woman of her time. When Ona (Oney) Judge, Martha’s body slave, escaped from Mount Vernon in 1796, she came to Seacoast, New Hampshire. Her amazing story is told her by researcher Evelyn Gerson for SeacoastNH.com
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Portsmouth Herald
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Portsmouth Herald Latest Headlines
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| Portsmouth Herald News from SeacoastOnline.com |
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Memorial Bridge re-opens
PORTSMOUTH — The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that forced drivers to seek alternative routes between the city and Kittery, Maine.
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Driver inattention caused 3-car crash, say police
PORTSMOUTH - A three-car chain-reaction crash snarled lunch hour traffic on Woodbury Avenue Friday and sent a Maine man to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
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City police 'did all the right things' with man on bridge
PORTSMOUTH — When two city police officers talked a suicidal man off the High Level Bridge Wednesday morning by promising him a burger, a warm place to go and undivided...
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and#8216;Lost' to premiere on Groundhog Day! Coincidence?
Now we know when the sixth and final season of “Lost” will begin. According to the ABC press release, the show will debut on Tuesday, February 2. The...
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Portsmouth police log
8:50 a.m. Report taken about a suspicious male who approached a child in Hannafords.
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Owner: Cigarettes stolen during Seacoast Variety break-in
PORTSMOUTH — Police were called to the Seacoast Variety store early Friday morning when a witness reported the front door was smashed, and according to store owner Joseph Goulis, $200...
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Go and Do: Festival of Trees in Portsmouth
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Say hello to Josie
Josie is a domestic long haired, 2½ year old, spayed and microchipped female. She has been good with children and other cats, but the staff members at the N.H. Society...
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Movie review: 'Twilight' gets 3 stars
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon," also known as "Twilight: The Squeakquel," is actually pretty good — a tick better than the first "Twilight," which wasn't bad either. These are hardly...
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The Truth about Dating: Do you have a dating addiction?
Everywhere I turn on television these days I see Dr. Drew Pinsky popping up discussing one type of addiction or another.
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FairPoint says it's on rebound
PORTSMOUTH — FairPoint Communications remains an aggressive competitor in the telecommunications industry, despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, a company official told members of the Portsmouth Rotary...
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Eliot mother wants to be 'Biggest Loser'
ELIOT, Maine — Angela Boyle is pretty and vivacious with a self-deprecating sense of humor, a mother of four, a wife, an income tax preparer, a six-year resident of Eliot...
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City paying 1 percent for art
PORTSMOUTH — Less than a month after unveiling the "Vigilance" sculpture at Fire Station One, the city will move forward with plans for a new piece of public art at...
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School officials, police lock down York High
YORK, Maine — School officials and police instituted a lockdown at York High School for less than 30 minutes Thursday morning after a student was allegedly seen armed with a...
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'Twilight' fans stay up all night for 'New Moon'
NEWINGTON — Kellie Bradley, 17, saw the first "Twilight" film 18 times.
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'Heart of Portsmouth' auction begins
PORTSMOUTH — The online auction to raise money to help Amy DeStefano as she awaits a heart transplant begins at 8 a.m. today.
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'Tramp' and killing comment lands man in court
PORTSMOUTH — It was New Year's Eve 2008 when "Bernie" Molloy called the manager of his apartment complex "a tramp of the highest order," leading to his arrest on a...
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Check progress of Winnicut River work online
GREENLAND — Residents can follow the progress of the Winnicut River restoration with an on-site Web cam that has recorded the work in time lapse photography.
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Service Credit Union donates 50 turkeys to Portsmouth Salvation Army
PORTSMOUTH — Michele Saccoccia, Aimee Sundstrom and Carolyn Richard leaned over a gray tarp in their bright red Service Credit Union fleece pullovers as they placed on the floor a...
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Fifth man linked to Mont Vernon burglary killing is charged
NASHUA — A Hollis man was arraigned Thursday on a charge that he helped dispose of evidence from the killing of a Mont Vernon woman last month and an attack...
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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