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Molasses: From the Slave Trade to the Great Flood
December 6, 2007
Anthony M. Sammarco writer, historian [homepage]

Historian Anthony Sammarco traces molasses from the slave trade to the abolitionist movement to the great molasses flood in Boston's North End.

While the holidays evoke the warm scent of gingerbread, the role of molasses in the eighteenth century world economy had a much larger impact than the kitchen.

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African Meeting House Rededication Ceremony, Boston, Part 1
Beverly Morgan-Welch
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The African Meeting House, located in Beacon Hill, Boston, was built in 1806 by skilled African-American craftsmen, and was the center of Boston's African-American community for nearly one hundred years.
John Callahan and Adam Bradley on Ralph Ellison
John Callahan
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Editors John Callahan and Adam Bradley discuss Ralph Ellison's posthumously-published second novel Three Days Before the Shooting.
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Generations of Social Justice
Xernona Clayton
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This program invites two individuals, Xerona Clayton who worked with Dr Martin Luther King 50 years ago and today is the president of the foundation that presents the Trumpet Awards, a prestigious award ceremony which recognizes African American accomplishments and is sponsored by the Turner Broadca
Vincent J. Cannato: The History of Ellis Island
Vincent Cannato
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Historian Vincent Cannato discusses the history of Ellis Island with political scientist Paul Watanabe. Watanabe's research focuses on contemporary immigration trends as a counterpoint to Cannato's historical research.
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World & How We Can Come Back
Thomas L. Friedman
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According to New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman, the U.S. faces four major challenges that threaten to jeopardize the American dream for current and future generations and lessen the U.S.'s standing in the world.
The Freedom Rides
Bernard LaFayette
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PBS and the Kennedy Library hosted a Boston screening of American Experience’s “Freedom Riders.” Following the documentary, Bernard Lafayette and others participated in a panel discussion moderated by 89.7 WGBH radio host, Callie Crossley.
Image of The Great Boston Fire of 1872 (MA) (Images of America)
Author: Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (1997)
Binding: Paperback, 128 pages
Image of Boston's North End (MA) (Then and Now)
Author: Charlie Rosenberg, Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 96 pages
Image of Roxbury (MA) (Then and Now)
Author: Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 96 pages

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