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GENEVA IN 1900: Geneva veterans’ petition to abolish Memorial Day
On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...
Remains of 19 Black Americans returned to New Orleans nearly 150 years later
A New Orleans committee announced the remains of 19 Black Americans whose skulls were taken to Leipzig, Germany, in the 1880s will receive a jazz funeral.
Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany
The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a ...
Remains Of 19 Black Americans Used In Research Returned To New Orleans For Memorial Ceremony
The severed heads of 19 Black Americans, used for "research" in 1872, have been returned to New Orleans, where they will be ...
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Applications open for the 10th Annual Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Artist Travel Prize
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts has announced the 10th MASB Artist Travel Prize, awarding $7,000 to a Baltimore-based visual artist to support travel that enriches their practice, with ...