Robert Smalls

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Slave escape ship found in South Carolina harbor

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Slideshow: The unsung heroes of black history

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The Descendants: Robert Smalls' great-great grandson says he's the unsung hero of the Civil War

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Scholars look at Civil War anew during anniversary

ALBANY, N.Y. – Nearly 150 years after the last fusillade of the Civil War, historians, authors and museum curators are still finding new topics to explore as the nation commemorates the sesquicentennial of America’s bloodiest conflict….
/ May 29, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Hey, Hollywood, adapt these black stories ASAP! (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW – Why has there never been a big screen version of Harriet Tubman’s story? Wouldn’t a film about Marcus Garvey or Paul Robeson be endlessly entertaining and informative? Check out the slideshow below of black biopics we’d love to see…
/ February 22, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Slideshow: Unsung heroes of the Civil War

SLIDESHOW – On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, theGrio is looking back at some of the war’s most decorated and courageous people…
/ April 12, 2011