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Mcgahey, James - Articles Of Agreement For Services As An Overseer For B. Farrar, For The Year 1811., Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Articles of agreement for service as an overseer for B. Farrar for the year 1811.

Mcgahey, James - Order For The Inventory And Appraisal Of The Estate Of James Mcgahey, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Order for the inventory and appraisal of the estate of James McGahey, including articles of agreement for service as an overseer for B. Farrar, for the year 1811.

Mcgahey, James- Estate Of James Mcgahey, Deceased, With Charles Edwards, Adm., Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original envelope for the probate records of James McGahey, deceased.

Mccurdy, Anne - Estate Administration Record For Anne Mccurdy, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Estate Admininstration record for Anne McCurdy, deceased, prepared by Peter P. Baker, Administrator, including information about the hiring of enslaved labor, 1825-1827

Mccurdy, Anne - Appraisal And Inventory Order For The Estate Of Anne Mccurdy, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Anne McCurdy, deceased, which includes a reference to one unnamed enslaved woman, valued at $350.

Mccurdy, Anne - Estate Of Anne Mccurdy, Deceased, With P.P. Baker, Adm., Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original envelope for probate records of Anne McCurdy, deceased.

Mccurdy, Anne - Original Will Of Anne Mccurdy, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original will of Anne McCurdy, which transfers an enslaved woman named Clarissa to McCurdy's granddaughter, Polly McCurdy

Mccracken, George - Receipt For Legal Services, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Receipt for legal services, including emancipation of an enslaved woman named Sally.

Mccracken, George - Record Of Expenses Paid By Executor Of The Estate Of George Mccracken, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Record of expenses paid by executor of the estate of George McCracken, including legal fees and sundries for enslaved woman.

Mccracken, George - Original Will Of George Mccracken, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original will of George McCracken, in which he transfers an enslaved woman named Sally to his executor, and states that she is to be sent to Ohio or Pennsylvania to be emancipated as soon as may be convenient.

Mccracken, George - Order For The Inventory And Appraisal Of The Estate Of George Mccracken, Chancery Court Of Adams County, John Bell

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Order for the inventory and appraisal of the estate of George McCracken

Mccracken, George - Estate Of George Mccracken, Deceased, With Thomas Muncie, Executor, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original envelope for the probate file for George McCracken

Mccarey, Kitty (Minor) - Estate Administration Record For Kitty Mccarey (Minor), Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Estate administration record for Kitty McCarey (minor), including charges for transportation to Ohio for the purposes of emancipation.

Mccarey, Kitty (Minor) - Explanation Of The Account Of The Guardian For Kitty Mccarey (Minor), Chancery Court Of Adams County, John Burney

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Explanation of the account of the guardian for Kitty McCarey (minor).

Mccarey, Kitty (Minor) - Estate Of Kitty Mccarey, A Minor, With Walter Irvine, Guardian, Chancery Court Of Adams County

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Original envelope for the probate file for Kitty McCarey (minor).

Robert X House Collection, Dan Bonenberger, Brooke Boyst, Franklin Haywood, Carrie Malas, Jaclyn Panter, Ian Tomashik, Laura Waskiwicz, Taylor Williams, Austin Martin

Digital Heritage Preservation Collection

This collection examines the Robert X House at 18827 Keystone Street in Detroit, Michigan, a significant site in the history of the Nation of Islam and the broader narrative of Black empowerment and civil rights in mid-20th century America. Originally built in 1951 as a modest Federal Housing Administration (FHA) minimum ranch-style home, the property was purchased by Robert Davenport (later known as Robert X), an influential leader in the Nation of Islam. The house became a hub for religious instruction, community-building, and activism.

Robert X, a former boxer and musician, became a prominent figure in Detroit’s Nation of Islam …

The Grizzly, March 30, 2023, Layla Halterman

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

This is an April Fool's parody edition of the Ursinus College Grizzly newspaper entitled "The Goofly."

African American Fashion Legacies, Yasmeen Orozco

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

This was an exploration of how African American Designers, former and current have contributed to fashion legacies. Key points that will be presented will be – brief biographies of seven African American designers, that covers their upbringing, education, and their fashion legacies. The seven fashion designers that will be discussed include - Patrick Kelly, Willie Smith, Anna Lowe, Stephine Burrows, Laquan Smith, Dapper Dan, and Zelda Wynn Valdes.

The study further features fashion trends that originated from the African American community. Notably, African Americans have been a pioneering force with creative styles that have been ignored and rebutted. Finally, the …

Florida Politics, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For those who think that sport and politics are separate entities, I offer a look at the strange world of Florida politics and the presidential aspirations of the governor of Florida. I do this as a historian and, in particular, a sport historian; as a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Central Florida; and as a citizen of Florida and the United States.

Dreaming Of Empire: Visions Of Rome And Imperialist Ideology In Twenty-First Century Cinema, Nathan Keckley

Undergraduate Research Symposium

The blockbuster film Gladiator kickstarted a new wave of ancient historical epics. Some of these, following Gladiator’s lead, drew explicit parallels between ancient Rome and contemporary America – notably Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011). The Rome-America analogy allowed Gladiator and its progeny to critique American society, and these critiques have received substantial scholarly attention. Given that these films were produced while America was waging controversial wars, it is unsurprising that one of the critiques they chiefly employ – and one of those scholars have most readily seized upon – is that of American imperialism. Gladiator, Centurion, and The Eagle …