We Need To Talk About The People Of The Great Dismal Swamp
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We Need To Talk About The People Of The Great Dismal Swamp

C1AdvancedJune 18, 202612 min

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Hey, welcome back to Well That's Interesting, the another chapter of American history you most likely never learned in school, edition. Today is a bonus. We need to talk about the people of the great dismal swamp.

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my friends, will you look at the date? If you're listening to this on the day of its glorious release, then you know tomorrow is Juneteenth. As the National Museum of African American History and Culture website so elegantly states, June 19th is our country's second independence day. Although it has long been celebrated

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in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans. On Freedom's Eve, or the eve of January 1st, 1863, the first watch night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all

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