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A Relaxing Summer Vacation without Aggravation Is Still a Luxury for Many Minorities  

Woodbine Cottage, Lake George NY “Modern hotel, air conditioned, television, good food, variety of amusement sports. Protection for the Negro traveler.  Contact Samuel ‘Pinky’ McFerson and his wife Dorothy (proprietors).” Protection for the Negro traveler?  In Lake George, a resort … Continue reading

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Do African Americans Cry?

In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois, noted author, sociologist, and the first African American to earn a Doctorate Degree from Harvard University, received a letter from Alvin Borquest.  The White researcher was interested in the subject of crying.  He asked the … Continue reading

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