Daniel Smith, One Of Last People Born To An Enslaved Parent, Dies At 90

10/25/2022

His father was born in the 1860s.

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Former Minneapolis Officer In George Floyd Case Pleads Guilty To State Charge

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Daniel Smith, One Of Last People Born To An Enslaved Parent, Dies At 90

His father, Abram Smith, was born around 1862. Slavery was abolished in 1865.
10/25/2022
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Brittney Griner Loses Appeal Against Nine Year Prison Sentence In Russia

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Stacey Abrams Warns Of Voter Suppression In Georgia As Early Ballot Voting Continues

Early voter turnout has already shattered records over the previous election.
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Police Charge Two Men In Homicide Of Milwaukee Woman Who Was Set On Fire

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Slave Descendants Cautiously Anticipate Meeting With Slave Owners’ Heirs

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