Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
September 8, 2015
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[dropcap size=big]R[/dropcap]ichmond Barthé was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Barthe was one of the first...
[dropcap size=small]M[/dropcap]onroe Nathan Work was a sociologist who founded the Department of Records and Research at the Tuskegee...
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