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Age of Revolution: The Black American
November 8, 2004
Gary Nash director, National Center for History in the Schools

Gary Nash discusses the black American.

History
Activism | African American Revolution | Black History | Human Rights | Nathan Huggins | African American | Military & Warfare | Race
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Harvard Du Bois Institute
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