The following is a press release issued by the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress hosted a special display and press conference to announce a new transcription campaign seeking to learn more about the signers of a rarely seen 1865 petition by Black residents in South Carolina calling for equal rights. In the wake …
Category: Uncategorized
Library of Congress Launches Transcription Campaign for Rarely Seen Post-Civil War Petition from Black South Carolina Residents Seeking Equal Rights
The following is a press release issued by the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress hosted a special display and press conference to announce a new transcription campaign seeking to learn more about the signers of a rarely seen 1865 petition by Black residents in South Carolina calling for equal rights. In the wake …
The Tor Project Launches a New Browser
NOTE: This article is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, it is information that I believe every Internet user should know. I believe everyone who uses the Internet needs to be security conscious. Indeed, there are scammers everywhere just waiting to take …