Native

02/28/22 • 15 min

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AMER'ICAN, adjective Pertaining to America. AMERICAN, noun A native of America; originally applied to the aboriginals, or copper-colored races, found here by the Europeans; but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America. The name American must always exalt the pride of.

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Journey with Antoine as he discovers the word Swarthy. Antoine discovers many important men in America’s past were called this word. Song used: who dat boy(Tyler the Creator) I do not own the right!!! Link to sources used for this episode: Benjamin Franklin quote https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/02/swarthy-germans/48324/ Abraham Lincoln Bio: https://www.nps.gov/abli/learn/news/abraham-lincoln-autobiography.htm The Ugly truth( article about Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln: the ugly truth Abraham Lincoln: the ugly truth The 16th US president is an American icon, his face preserved in coins, statues and now a Steven Spielberg film Life of Abraham Lincoln: Life of Abraham Lincoln Life of Abraham Lincoln Excerpt from Life of Abraham Lincoln: Being a Biography of His Life From His Birth to His Assassination; Also a Record of His Ancestors, and a Collection of Anecdotes Attributed to Lincoln. Augustus Washington: Augustus Washington, Photographer born Augustus Washington, Photographer born *Augustus Washington’s birth in 1820 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American abolitionist and photographer specializing as a Daguerreotypist. Straight Up( YouTube documentary) Prominent Americans You Assumed Were White Prominent Americans You Assumed Were White By Straight UP