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Founding Fathers

eff Dillard (R), a co-owner of the National Armory gun store, helps Richard Fuller with an AR-15 rifle on January 16, 2013 in Pompano Beach, Florida. President Barack Obama today in Washington, DC announced a broad range of gun initiatives that his administration thinks will help curb gun violence. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Does slavery have any place in the guns debate?

David A. Love
theGRIO REPORT - With regard to slavery, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers had that institution in mind when drafting the Second Amendment...
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Great black icons: What would they tweet?

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SLIDESHOW - What might July 4 look like if Twitter had existed back to the early days of the Republic?
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George Washington Carver, the brilliant agricultural chemist, died on January 5, 1943. Nicknamed “the Peanut Man” and the “Wizard of Tuskegee,” Carver headed the agricultural department of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was one of the most prominent scientist of his day.(AP Photo)

The 10 biggest myths about black history

David A. Love
OPINION - Here at theGrio, we thought we'd kick off February the right way by debunking the 10 biggest myths about Black History Month...
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This Aug. 17, 2010 photo shows Perri Jenkins, 9, of Houston, Texas, as she listens in during a tour of a new exhibit depicting the lives of slaves at Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello in Charlottesville, Va. Jenkins is standing in front of an exhibit about Jefferson’s enslaved nursemaid Priscilla Hemmings. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Slave quarters offer new vision of Founders' lives

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - To draw more diverse visitors, museums are offering stories that resonate with visitors of many backgrounds, including people from ethnic or religious minorities...
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