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From the Family History Files: Appomattox, April 9, 1865
On April 9, 1865, in Appomattox, Virginia my great-great Grandfather Elijah Mitchell was standing with his brother when he witnessed the surrender of Lee to Grant...and this is how he found out that he was free...as copied from a family history file left to my Father: "Appomattox County is a historical place in the commonwealth …
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We are Featured on the CNN Food Blog: Eatocracy
Great Feature over at Eatocracy Please check it out and share it.  And remember only 6 days left to help donate to the Cooking Gene Projectand there are many great gifts still left to be claimed. Enjoy 🙂 AND SHARE AND SHARE AND SHARE AND SHARE---- 6 days until our campaign ends--even if you can't give …
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On the Tennessee Tea Party Controversy: Why Our Project Matters—Now…
Disclaimer: While the blogosphere has pumped up the Tennessee Tea Party's mandate to advocate for changes to Tennessee's American history  textbooks-much like the folks in Texas wanted to change the history books, the story is really a year old.  The point here is that there is a reason for this project and others efforts to …
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The Indiegogo Campaign Launches In One Week
It has been two days and I've gotten four hours of sleep. Â No rest for the weary. Â The Ancestors are working me overtime. Our Indiegogo Campaign launches on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Â Yes, the first day of African American Heritage Month. Â We are posting the link and blogging the page here and at http://www.Afroculinaria. Â We …
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The Cooking Gene: Activism and Relevance–Why This Matters
Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi.---Twi Proverb (It isn't wrong to go back and get what you have forgotten.) Food is incredibly political and so is history. Â Politics doesn't feed, but activism does. Â That's why we're doing this. Â We're inspired to use knowledge to make change even as we seek to preserve our …
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