Broken History ; Black Americans Have Hard Time Piecing Together Tumultuous Past
Augusta Chronicle, The › February 18, 2006
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A horseshoe, a hairbrush, a fountain pen, - in any other context they'd be trinkets, but at the home of J. Willie Lewis Jr., they are history.
Crowded into his living room, lining the walls of his hall and tucked in a storage shed outside, Mr. Lewis, 60, of Augusta, has devoted plenty of space and nearly 30 years of his life to gathering and displaying items that tell the story of black Americans.See the full content of this document
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Broken History ; Black Americans Have Hard Time Piecing Together Tumultuous Past
There are pictures of local pioneers and national heroes, close to 100 2-inch binders filled with biographies and newspaper clippings of history makers and historic landmarks.
There are limited-edition prints and special-edition magazines all detailing some part of the black experience."It's to show the kids," Mr. Lewis said, obviously proud of...See the full content of this document
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