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The Daily Motivator - Shine a positive light
The Daily Motivator - Shine a positive light
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
-- George Eliot
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
-- George Eliot
The Daily Motivator - Another door
The Daily Motivator - Another door
when the difficult, unexpected challenges arise, then you truly have a chance to shine.
when the difficult, unexpected challenges arise, then you truly have a chance to shine.
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Captain Harry Dean Papers | Black Metropolis Research Consortium Survey
Captain Harry Dean Papers | Black Metropolis Research Consortium Survey
In 1864, Captain Harry Dean was born. He was the son of Susan Cuffe Dean whose brother was Paul Cuffe. Captain Dean’s family came from Quata, Morocco. For three generations the family were wealthy merchants in Philadelphia. Captain Dean found the first black nautical training school in America. Dean maintained his family’s Islamic tradition during his seafaring days on the ship “Pedro Gorino” and in southern Africa where he tried to build an African empire. He was also associated with the Muslim Mosque of London. In the United States he distributed Islamic literature in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington state
Institution: DuSable Museum of African American History
Address:
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, Illinois 60637
#LittleAfrika #Branch312
In 1864, Captain Harry Dean was born. He was the son of Susan Cuffe Dean whose brother was Paul Cuffe. Captain Dean’s family came from Quata, Morocco. For three generations the family were wealthy merchants in Philadelphia. Captain Dean found the first black nautical training school in America. Dean maintained his family’s Islamic tradition during his seafaring days on the ship “Pedro Gorino” and in southern Africa where he tried to build an African empire. He was also associated with the Muslim Mosque of London. In the United States he distributed Islamic literature in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington state
Institution: DuSable Museum of African American History
Address:
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, Illinois 60637
#LittleAfrika #Branch312
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