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Henry Francis Downing

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Henry Francis Downing (1846 – February 19, 1928)Jessica Salo,, BlackPast.org was an African-American sailor, politician, dramatist and novelist. [1]

29 relations: A Daughter of the Congo, African Americans, American Civil War, Angola, BlackPast.org, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Cholera, Consul, Count of Paris, Democratic Party (United States), Filmmaking, First Pan-African Conference, George T. Downing, Grover Cleveland, Harlem, Harlem Hospital Center, Hilary R. W. Johnson, Ira Aldridge, Jeffrey Green, Liberia, London, Luanda, New York City, Newport, Rhode Island, Oscar Micheaux, Reform Democrat, Topeka, Kansas, United States Navy.

A Daughter of the Congo

A Daughter of the Congo is a 1930 race film directed, written and produced by Oscar Micheaux.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa.

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BlackPast.org

BlackPast.org is a web-based reference center that is dedicated primarily to the understanding of African-American history and the history of people of African ancestry.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard was a shipyard located in Brooklyn, New York, east of the Battery on the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Consul

Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently a somewhat significant title under the Roman Empire.

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Count of Paris

Count of Paris was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Filmmaking

Filmmaking (or, in an academic context, film production) is the process of making a film, generally in the sense of films intended for extensive theatrical exhibition.

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First Pan-African Conference

The First Pan-African Conference was held in London from 23 to 25 July 1900 (just prior to the Paris Exhibition of 1900 "in order to allow tourists of African descent to attend both events").

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George T. Downing

George T. Downing (December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903) was an abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights while building a successful career as a restaurateur in New York city; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington, DC.

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Grover Cleveland

Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897).

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Harlem

Harlem is a large neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Harlem Hospital Center

Harlem Hospital Center, branded as NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, is a 272-bed, public teaching hospital affiliated with Columbia University.

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Hilary R. W. Johnson

Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (June 1, 1837 – 1901) served as the 11th President of Liberia from 1884 to 1892.

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Ira Aldridge

Ira Frederick Aldridge (July 24, 1807 – August 7, 1867) was an American and later British stage actor and playwright who made his career after 1824 largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles.

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Jeffrey Green

Jeffrey P. Green (born 1944) is a south London-based British historian and writer, who has been particularly active in researching and documenting the Black British experience.

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Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Luanda

Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city in Angola, and the country's most populous and important city, primary port and major industrial, cultural and urban centre.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African-American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.

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Reform Democrat

Reform Democrats in the United States are members of the Democratic Party who are opposed to the Democratic political machines of their respective cities, counties, or states or to analogous machine politics at a national level.

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Topeka, Kansas

Topeka (Kansa: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Francis_Downing

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