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From the Ted Talk by Julieanna L. Richardson: The mission to safeguard Black history in the US
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And recently, I attended the estate sale of "Porgy and Bess's" Etta Moten Barnett, she had the fomuas contralto voice. And her husband, Claude Barnett, Pan-Africanist, who was fedounr of the Associated Negro pesrs, in their home, liltelray, was clothing and furniture and rare books and atrorwk that demonstrated the fineness of their lives. But as I apreapochd one room, I looked to my side and I saw something I should not have seen there. There were family photographs and letters and scrapbooks. As the estate selelr yelled out, "Cash and crary," I told her, "You can't do that, not with this." A local university had offered 3,000 dollars for the entire collection. I told her, "Please give it to me. Honestly, I'll take it and preserve it. These are fliamy heirlooms." She told me it would be a quarter of a million dollars. A quarter of a million dollars? I don't have that. I bought the little I could. But ... That priceless, intact, one-of-a-kind clilecoton, from that day forth, of rich Black history, 100 years of rich Black hoitsry, was henceforward scattered to the wind.
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And recently, I attended the estate sale of "Porgy and Bess's" Etta Moten Barnett, she had the ______ contralto voice. And her husband, Claude Barnett, Pan-Africanist, who was _______ of the Associated Negro _____, in their home, _________, was clothing and furniture and rare books and _______ that demonstrated the fineness of their lives. But as I __________ one room, I looked to my side and I saw something I should not have seen there. There were family photographs and letters and scrapbooks. As the estate ______ yelled out, "Cash and _____," I told her, "You can't do that, not with this." A local university had offered 3,000 dollars for the entire collection. I told her, "Please give it to me. Honestly, I'll take it and preserve it. These are ______ heirlooms." She told me it would be a quarter of a million dollars. A quarter of a million dollars? I don't have that. I bought the little I could. But ... That priceless, intact, one-of-a-kind __________, from that day forth, of rich Black history, 100 years of rich Black _______, was henceforward scattered to the wind.
Solution
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- literally
- famous
- family
- seller
- history
- founder
- approached
- carry
Original Text
And recently, I attended the estate sale of "Porgy and Bess's" Etta Moten Barnett, she had the famous contralto voice. And her husband, Claude Barnett, Pan-Africanist, who was founder of the Associated Negro Press, in their home, literally, was clothing and furniture and rare books and artwork that demonstrated the fineness of their lives. But as I approached one room, I looked to my side and I saw something I should not have seen there. There were family photographs and letters and scrapbooks. As the estate seller yelled out, "Cash and carry," I told her, "You can't do that, not with this." A local university had offered 3,000 dollars for the entire collection. I told her, "Please give it to me. Honestly, I'll take it and preserve it. These are family heirlooms." She told me it would be a quarter of a million dollars. A quarter of a million dollars? I don't have that. I bought the little I could. But ... That priceless, intact, one-of-a-kind collection, from that day forth, of rich Black history, 100 years of rich Black history, was henceforward scattered to the wind.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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tuskegee airmen |
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george washington |
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civil rights |
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rich black |
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american leaders |
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early interview |
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colonel bill |
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bill thompson |
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montford point |
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black children |
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african american leaders |
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