♲ Congresswoman Alma Adams - 2023-02-09 15:58:47 GMT

When African slaves first came to the Americas, we experienced a cultural genocide.Countless lives were lost between the continents, carrying with them knowledge, traditions and culture. On plantations across the U.S., our history went unrecorded and our graves unmarked.

Frederick Douglass, one of the most brilliant men in American history, did not know his birth date or birth year with certainty because he was born into slavery. #BlackHistoryMonth

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