The story of Cuffeytown, a free Black community founded in 1778 in Chesapeake, VA. Cuffeytown, also known as Long Ridge, was founded by free Black families in Chesapeake, Virginia, as early as 1778.
Black watermen shaped Chesapeake Bay’s legacy through skill, resilience, and freedom. For over 400 years, African Americans have worked the waters of the Chesapeake Bay—first as enslaved laborers, ...
The late composer, musician and bandleader Duke Ellington once said, ''I contend that the Negro is the creative voice of America, IS creative America, and it was a happy day when the first unhappy ...
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