On October 18, 1759, two “new negroes” (recently arrived from Africa), named Isaac and Sarah, escaped from Robert Peter (July 22, 1726 – November 15, 1806), a prominent Scottish-born merchant then living in Georgetown. On December 6, 1759, Peter placed the following advertisement in the Maryland Gazette: “Ran away from the Subscriber, on Thursday, theContinue reading ““Talks in her own language very fast”: In search of Sarah and Isaac, escaped from Robert Peter, October 1759.”
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In search of Richard Low, “Perfectly Black”
Yesterday, at the joint celebration of the sculptor Allen Uzikee Nelson and Paul Robeson, in front of the “Here I Stand (in the Spirit of Paul Robeson)” sculpture in Paul Robeson Triangle Park in Petworth DC, we had the great pleasure of hearing local poet CeLilliane Green recite her poem, “I am Perfectly Black”, inspiredContinue reading “In search of Richard Low, “Perfectly Black””
Mark Auslander 