Booker T. Washington 
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SOURCE: Contingent
4/5/2021
The Strange Case of Booker T. Washington’s Birthday
by Bill Black
A history teacher's saga of the verification of a seemingly simple fact shows that sources may not always be reliable, and that our knowledge of many facts is the product of historians' labor.
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3/24/19
Vernon Johns: An Often Forgotten Controversial Civil Rights Activist
by M. Andrew Holowchak
Johns was a critical figure in the push for racial equality, chiefly because he was not merely a pusher, but also a shover.
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