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5 Extraordinary Black Women Who Played Major Roles In The American Revolution - Atlanta Black Star Phillis Wheatley (1753 – Dec. 5, 1784) Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped from Africa and taken to America as a young girl. She was an educated girl who wrote poetry, including one poem for Gen. George Washington. When Washington, leader of the Patriot army, heard about the poem Wheatley wrote about him...

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Supreme Court throws out death sentence from all-white jury WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled decisively in favor of a death-row inmate in Georgia on Monday, chastising state prosecutors for improperly keeping African-Americans off the jury that convicted him of killing…