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The Proof Ledger

Every source is logged, graded, and placed under custody so the archive earns the right to speak. This is not a bibliography. It is the proof ledger.

The archive speaks only through logged record. Alphabetical order stays fixed. External source links stay preserved. Evidence grading is structural, not decorative.

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345 logged records. Records remain alphabetized; authority is surfaced at scan level.

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'Our long county nightmare is over': Jackson County taxpayers get relief after assessment errors

Sarah Motter, KCTV5, July 4, 2026. Executive Order 26-27, signed July 4, 2026, establishes a three-year credit program for 2023 and 2024 assessment errors for more than 200,000 taxpayers; the State Tax Commission issued orders in 2024 and 2025 requiring the county to reduce residential assessments above 15 percent for those years.

Sarah Motter / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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2026 Announcement: California Cultural Districts

California Cultural Districts, '2026 Announcement.' Published by the California Arts Council. Lists the ten districts designated in the 2026 certification cycle, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030.

California Arts Council / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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2026 Ballot Measures: Proposition A, official ballot title and Fair Ballot Language

Missouri Secretary of State, “2026 Ballot Measures,” entry for Proposition A, proposed by referendum petition. Carries the Official Ballot Title and the Fair Ballot Language, the latter reading in part: “A ‘yes’ vote will approve the act of the General Assembly entitled ‘House Bill No. 1 (2025 Extraordinary Session),’ which redraws the congressional district boundaries. A ‘no’ vote will leave in place the congressional district boundaries enacted in 2022.”

Missouri Secretary of State / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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2026 Legislative Session Recap

Empower Missouri, 2026 Legislative Session Recap. States that HB 1871 restores voting rights to people convicted of "all but 11 felonies" upon completion of their prison sentence.

Empower Missouri / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 27, 2026

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2026 Referendum Petitions Approved for Circulation

Missouri Secretary of State, “2026 Referendum Petitions Approved for Circulation.” States: “Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on May 13, 2025,” followed by the certified title under the heading “OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.”

Missouri Secretary of State / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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7 CFR 273.2, Office operations and application processing (paragraph (f), Verification)

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, section 273.2, as published on the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7 up to date as of 2026-09-10 (latest amended 2026-09-09). Paragraph (f)(1) lists what a state must verify before certifying a household; (f)(3) lets a state elect to mandate verification of any other factor; (f)(3)(ii) sets what happens to an unverified deductible expense; (f)(5)(i) sets the household's and the state's responsibilities for obtaining verification; (f)(8)(i) governs verification at recertification.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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8(a) Business Development program

U.S. Small Business Administration, program page for the 8(a) Business Development program, read 2026-09-07. Source of the contact routes the alert hands the reader: the SBA Certifications portal, certifications@sba.gov, and 866-SBA-HELP (866-722-4357).

U.S. Small Business Administration / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 07, 2026

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A Message to Students from Dr. Mark A. Brown

Dr. Mark A. Brown, "A Message to Students from Dr. Mark A. Brown," Tuskegee University Constant Contact email, accessed 28 July and 30 September 2026. URL returned 404 on 3 August 2026 and was live again on 30 September 2026; see the note below.

Tuskegee University / Dr. Mark A. Brown / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 30, 2026

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Alameda County Board of Supervisors Votes on Reparations Action Plan (June 30, 2026)

KALW, 'Alameda County issues historic vote on reparations action plan,' 2 July 2026. Reporting the Board of Supervisors' unanimous 5–0 vote of 30 June 2026 to accept and approve the Reparations Commission's final report and action plan. KALW's text also says the move 'officially sunset the Reparations Commission' and that the Board 'will establish and fund a permanent Reparations Commission' (future tense). No direct cash payments were authorized. Superseded on what the Board did by the county's own minutes: see alameda-county-bos-reparations-item-77-2026 (receive, sunset, establish a standing committee). Corroborated by NBC Bay Area and Local News Matters / Piedmont Exedra.

KALW / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 12, 2026

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Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Item 77: Receive the Reparations Commission Final Report, Sunset the Commission, Establish a Standing Committee (June 30, 2026)

Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Summary Action Minutes, Regular Meeting of Tuesday, June 30, 2026, page 29, item 77, posted in draft (DraftGranicusMinutes_06_30_26.pdf) with the Board's July 14, 2026 regular agenda. Also: letter of Deb Sica, County Librarian, to the Board, dated June 2, 2026 and marked REVISED for the June 30, 2026 agenda, 'Receive Alameda County Reparations Commission Final Report; Sunset the Commission; and Establish Standing Committee,' 2 pp., with attachments including the Draft Action Plan Report, Version 2, June 2026, prepared by Informing Change. Both read in full on September 16, 2026; minutes PDF and letter text retained at reference/dispatch/evidence/action-plan-2026-06-30-primary/.

Alameda County Board of Supervisors / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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Alameda County Reparations Commission, Action Report (Draft, April 2026)

Alameda County Reparations Commission, 'ACRC Action Report,' prepared by Informing Change. Draft Version #1, April 2026; 180 pp. Carries 43 approved recommendations across immediate (1-year) and near-term (1–3 year) priorities, including direct compensation for victims of unjust property takings and a right-to-return program. Accepted by the Board of Supervisors 30 June 2026.

Alameda County Reparations Commission / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 12, 2026

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American Chemical Society, National Historic Chemical Landmark: Marie Maynard Daly

American Chemical Society, National Historic Chemical Landmark booklet for Marie Maynard Daly, dedicated at Columbia University on May 19, 2023: Ph.D. received June 3, 1947, at Columbia, with Mary Letitia Caldwell; thesis 'A Study of the Products Formed by the Action of Pancreatic Amylase on Corn Starch'; the first Black American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the U.S.; her 1942 Queens College yearbook's 'chosen career as a laboratory technician'; her 1953 study with Vincent Allfrey and Alfred Mirsky cited in James Watson's Nobel lecture; died October 28, 2003, at 82.

American Chemical Society / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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AP: Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024 (Aug. 7, 2026)

Associated Press, 'Federal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024,' published August 7, 2026, 2:34 PM, via Local10.com (WPLG Miami). Roanoke, Va. dateline. Reports the August 6, 2026 ruling by Senior U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski; quotes NAACP Virginia State Conference president Rev. Cozy Bailey and Washington Lawyers' Committee deputy legal director Kaitlin Banner.

Associated Press / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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Appeals court rules for GOP-leaning map in Missouri, pending Supreme Court review

Jason Rosenbaum, “Appeals courts rules for GOP-leaning map in Missouri, pending Supreme Court review,” St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR), published September 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM CDT. Reports that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday, 2026-09-21, that using the 2022 congressional map violates the equal protection clause and ordered U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark to issue a permanent injunction allowing use of the 2025 map; that “the 8th Circuit stayed its ruling until Sept. 28”, so the Missouri Supreme Court’s order requiring the 2022 map “remains in effect” meanwhile; and that People Not Politicians, through attorney Chuck Hatfield, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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Apply for SNAP

Missouri Department of Social Services, 'Apply for SNAP' page, read 2026-09-14. Gives the online application, the paper application, the mailing address Family Support Division, P.O. Box 2700, Jefferson City, MO 65102, the upload portal mydssupload.mo.gov, the interview callback number 855-823-4908, and the translation line 1-855-373-4636.

Missouri Department of Social Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Applying to the SBA's 8(a) Program? Starting September 10, You Have to Prove the Discrimination — and What It Cost You.

Black Dollar Index (Substack), by Black Dollar Index and Kelle Rozell, August 21, 2026. The scout candidate this alert came from. Source of the Esosa Osa quotation and of the Onyx Impact figures, both of which it reports rather than originates.

Black Dollar Index and Kelle Rozell / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 07, 2026

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Auditor Fitzpatrick: Jackson County taxpayers 'got a raw deal' in 2023 assessment appeals (Report 2026-037)

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, news release, April 23, 2026, on audit Report 2026-037 of the Jackson County Board of Equalization's 2023 assessment appeal process, rated 'poor.' Verbatim: 'The bottom line is taxpayers in Jackson County got a raw deal and were in effect dealt a losing hand by the Assessment Department and the Board of Equalization.'

Missouri State Auditor's Office (Scott Fitzpatrick) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Audre Lorde — Sister Outsider

Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Trumansburg, NY: Crossing Press, 1984), including 'The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House' (1979). Scan of the 1984 edition on the Internet Archive (controlled lending).

Audre Lorde / Published 1984 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Black Cemetery Network, O'Neal AME Church Cemetery (GA)

Black Cemetery Network site brief, written by Sarajane Smith, posted August 17, 2026. Gives 'Founded: 1810-1820', lists Honor Thy Roots among its affiliate groups, and states that the cemetery represents individuals and families who experienced enslavement before Emancipation.

Black Cemetery Network / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Brown II), 349 U.S. 294 (1955)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 349 U.S. 294 (1955) ('Brown II'). The Supreme Court's implementation decision, remanding to the district courts to enter such orders as are necessary to admit children to public schools on a racially nondiscriminatory basis 'with all deliberate speed.'

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 1955 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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Category: IM Memo — DSS Manuals

Missouri Department of Social Services, DSS Manuals site, Income Maintenance memo category listing, read 2026-09-14. Ten memo titles listed, each beginning 'Protected:', each served with a WordPress password form. Newest listed: IM-24, dated 2025-04-29.

Missouri Department of Social Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition, referendum petition 2026-R004, with the Opinion of the Supreme Court of Missouri attached

Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of Missouri, “Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition,” referendum petition 2026-R004, signed and sealed at the City of Jefferson on the 8th day of September 2026 (form Comm. 27 (02/2018)). Sets out the official ballot title in full and certifies that “this referendum petition shall be placed on the ballot at the November 3, 2026 General Election.” Published by the Secretary of State as the “View Certificate of Sufficiency” link beside Proposition A. The Opinion of the Supreme Court of Missouri in SC101805 is bound into the same PDF, by the Court’s own order that the certificate issue “(attaching a copy of this opinion thereto).”

Missouri Secretary of State / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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CFPB, Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B): Disparate-Impact Rulemaking (2025 to 2026)

TWO documents. (1) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: CFPB, 'Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B),' 90 Fed. Reg., Federal Register document 2025-19864, published 13 November 2025; comments closed 15 December 2025. (2) FINAL RULE: CFPB, 'Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B),' 91 Fed. Reg. (Vol. 91, No. 77), Federal Register document 2026-07804, published 22 April 2026, RIN 3170-AB54, Docket CFPB-2025-0039. ACTION: Final rule.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 08, 2026

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CFPB, Interpretive Rules, Policy Statements, and Advisory Opinions; Withdrawal (90 Fed. Reg. 20084, May 12, 2025)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 'Interpretive Rules, Policy Statements, and Advisory Opinions; Withdrawal,' 90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025). Federal Register document 2025-08286. Withdraws 67 guidance documents, including the Buy Now Pay Later interpretive rule at 89 FR 47068.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / Published 2025 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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CFPB, Use of Digital User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans, Interpretive Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 47068, May 31, 2024)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 'Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts To Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans,' Interpretive Rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 47068 (May 31, 2024). Federal Register document 2024-11800. Applicable July 30, 2024. Withdrawn May 12, 2025.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / Published 2024 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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Christiana Resistance, 1851 (LancasterHistory)

LancasterHistory. 'Commemorating the Christiana Resistance.' September 11, 1851, Christiana, Pennsylvania; armed community defense against a federal posse enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; Castner Hanway acquitted of treason December 11, 1851; remaining charges dropped.

LancasterHistory (Lancaster County Historical Society) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993)

Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993). Opinion of the Court by Kennedy, J. Decided June 11, 1993. Judgment reversed, no dissent. Invalidating Hialeah Ordinances 87-40, 87-52, 87-71 and 87-72 as violations of the Free Exercise Clause. Quoted from the bound United States Reports, volume 508 (Library of Congress scan).

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 1993 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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City of Philadelphia v. Department of the Interior (2026)

City of Philadelphia v. Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, No. 26-1348 (3d Cir. June 18, 2026) (precedential), on appeal from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, D.C. No. 2:26-cv-00434. Concerns the President's House / Independence Hall interpretive panels on slavery.

City of Philadelphia / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Code Noir (1685), Articles 2 and 3

Édit du roi touchant la police des îles de l'Amérique française (the Code Noir), March 1685. Article 2: all enslaved people in the islands shall be baptized and instructed in the Catholic religion. Article 3: the public exercise of any religion other than Catholicism is forbidden, and assemblies held for that purpose are declared unlawful and seditious.

Kingdom of France (Louis XIV) / Published 1685 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Code of Virginia (1849), ch. 196 § 13, Violation of sepulture

Code of Virginia (Richmond, 1849), ch. 196 § 13, p. 740; strengthened in the session of 1847-48. 'If a free person, unlawfully, disinter or displace a dead human body, or any part of a dead human body, which shall have been deposited in any vault or other burial place, he shall be confined in jail not more than one year, and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.' Section rubric: 'Violation of sepulture.'

General Assembly of Virginia / Published 1849 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Cotton Pickers Strike of 1891 (CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas)

Staff. 'Cotton Pickers Strike of 1891.' CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Central Arkansas Library System, updated June 16, 2023. Lee County, Arkansas; September 1891; wage demand of $1 per hundred pounds; fifteen African Americans killed, including organizer Ben Patterson; six imprisoned.

CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas (Central Arkansas Library System) / Published 2023 / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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County Executive Phil LeVota Signs Executive Order Canceling August Delinquent Land Tax Sale

Jackson County, Missouri, Office of the County Executive, media release, July 13, 2026. Announces Executive Order 26-31 canceling the August 2026 delinquent land tax sale; states the three-consecutive-years rule and the 2022, 2023 and 2024 tax years; quotes LeVota on accuracy before a sale; states the cancellation does not forgive delinquent taxes.

Jackson County, Missouri (contact Angie Jeffries) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Criminal infringement of a copyright, 18 U.S.C. 2319

18 U.S.C. 2319, 'Criminal infringement of a copyright.' The penalty section for violations of 17 U.S.C. 506(a). The second of the two sections named in the referral to the United States Attorney in Grand Upright Music Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).

United States Congress / Published 1982 / Accessed Aug 04, 2026

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Criminal offenses, 17 U.S.C. 506

17 U.S.C. 506, 'Criminal offenses.' Subsection (a), criminal infringement of copyright. One of the two sections named in the referral to the United States Attorney in Grand Upright Music Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).

United States Congress / Published 1976 / Accessed Aug 04, 2026

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Crowd Counting Consortium (Harvard Ash Center)

Crowd Counting Consortium, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School. Program page: CCC data underlie the New York Times analysis finding the 2020 George Floyd protests constituted the largest and broadest mobilization in U.S. history to that time, and that the mobilization was overwhelmingly peaceful.

Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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DA McIlrath: State Medical Examiner's Report Withheld Pending Grand Jury Review

Reporting on Jackson County DA Angel Myers McIlrath's statement, 23 July 2026, that the state medical examiner's report will be withheld until grand jury review — standard procedure for unnatural or suspicious deaths in the county.

Jackson County District Attorney's Office (via WLOX coverage) / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Death of Kendrick Johnson

Victor Blackwell, CNN, multiple: 28 July 2014 (lawsuit coverage), 20 June 2016 (DOJ closure), 9 March 2021 (reopened), 26 January 2022 (closed, with Devon M. Sayers); Associated Press wire, dateline Macon, Ga., 20 June 2016; NBC News, "Parents File $100 Million Suit in Gym-Mat Death of Georgia Teen Kendrick Johnson," 15 January 2015.

CNN; Associated Press; NBC News / Published 2016 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Death of Lennon Lacy

Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, "Was a black teen's hanging death a hate crime? The FBI answers, two years later," 19 June 2016; Victor Blackwell, CNN, "N.C. teen's hanging death ruled a suicide; mother says it was a lynching," 15 December 2014; Jan Ransom and Bill Hutchinson, New York Daily News, 19 December 2014.

The Guardian; CNN; New York Daily News / Published 2016 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Death of Quawan Charles

NBC News and TMZ coverage of the death of Quawan "Bobby" Charles, 15, Baldwin, Louisiana, 2020; see also Wikipedia, "Death of Quawan Charles."

NBC News / TMZ / Published 2020 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Delinquent Land Tax Sale (Collection Department)

Jackson County, Missouri, Collection Department, 'Delinquent Land Tax Sale' page, as read September 1, 2026. Carries the 'Delinquent Tax Sales Canceled' notice: 'The August 2026 Delinquent Land Tax Sale has been canceled by Executive Order to allow additional time to verify the accuracy of property tax records and tax bill calculations before any property is offered for sale.' Lists 816-881-3232 and collections@jacksongov.org. Links 'Land Tax Sale Properties' to https://jcgis.jacksongov.org/collections/dlt/sales.html, an ArcGIS Experience app that required a sign-in on 2026-09-02. Its 'Notice of Tax Sale' section: notices are mailed to the last owners of record and 'A notice of the sale and a legal description of the properties to be offered are published in a local newspaper for four consecutive weeks prior to sale.'

Jackson County, Missouri, Collection Department / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Delinquent Land Tax Sale Overview

16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Court Administrator, 'Delinquent Land Tax Sale Overview,' as read September 1, 2026. The sale is held every August, Independence the first week and Kansas City the second; properties with delinquent tax three years old; both 2026 sales marked Canceled with links to the Division 18 orders. States that an owner may pay taxes, penalties and suit costs in full before the sale, in person by cash or certified funds, or after judgment enter a payment contract.

16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Denmark Vesey (South Carolina Encyclopedia)

South Carolina Encyclopedia. 'Vesey, Denmark.' Charleston conspiracy of 1822, betrayed in May; thirty-five hanged, Vesey among them, July 1822.

South Carolina Encyclopedia (University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s (exhibition catalogue)

Eric P. Mumford, ed. Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s. St. Louis: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 2024; distributed by the University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-936316-50-5. Introduction, p. 13: 'the clearance of the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood with the forced displacement of its 20,000 Black residents (1959).'

Eric P. Mumford (editor) / Published 2024 / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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DOJ press release, Justice Department Secures Agreement with Lakeland Bank to Address Discriminatory Redlining (Sept. 28, 2022)

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey. 'Justice Department Secures Agreement with Lakeland Bank to Address Discriminatory Redlining.' Press Release Number 22-355, September 28, 2022. Live page sits behind a bot wall to automated clients; text verified against the Internet Archive capture of September 30, 2022 (web.archive.org/web/20220930190548/), which carries the full release.

U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey / Published 2022 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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Dorothy Burnett Porter Wesley: Enterprising Steward of Black Culture

Avril Johnson Madison and Dorothy Porter Wesley, 'Dorothy Burnett Porter Wesley: Enterprising Steward of Black Culture,' The Public Historian 17, no. 1 (Winter 1995): 15–40, JSTOR 3378349. The printed oral history interview; the Dewey passage is on p. 25.

Avril Johnson Madison and Dorothy Porter Wesley / Published 1995 / Accessed Sep 30, 2026

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East Marshall Street Well Family Representative Council, Final Report (2018)

Family Representative Council, East Marshall Street Well Project, Final Report and Recommendations. Title page dated 21 August 2018; final recommendations presented to VCU on 13 December 2018. 34 pages. The descendants' own record, in their own words.

East Marshall Street Well Family Representative Council / Published 2018 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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East Marshall Street Well Project, Virginia Commonwealth University

East Marshall Street Well Project, Virginia Commonwealth University. Institutional record of the 1994 discovery of human remains in a well beneath East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, and of the Medical College of Virginia's 19th-century acquisition of cadavers through grave robbing.

Virginia Commonwealth University / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990)

Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990). Opinion of the Court by Scalia, J. Argued November 6, 1989; decided April 17, 1990. No. 88-1213, certiorari to the Supreme Court of Oregon. Holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not bar application of a valid and neutral law of general applicability to religiously motivated conduct. Quoted from the bound United States Reports, volume 494 (Library of Congress scan).

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 1990 / Accessed Sep 27, 2026

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Encyclopedia of Alabama, Georgia Gilmore

Emily Blejwas, 'Georgia Gilmore,' Encyclopedia of Alabama, published September 24, 2019, updated October 11, 2023: Georgia Gilmore (1920-1990), born in Montgomery on February 5, 1920; head cook at the National Café, a whites-only cafeteria; organized the Club from Nowhere; testified in defense of arrested boycott leaders on February 24, 1956, was fired from the café, and started her own business with seed money from Martin Luther King Jr.; died March 9, 1990.

Emily Blejwas / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act Definitions, 15 U.S.C. 1691a

Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691a (1974, as amended). Definitions. Subsection (d): credit means the right granted by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt or to incur debts and defer its payment or to purchase property or services and defer payment therefor. Subsection (e): creditor means any person who regularly extends, renews, or continues credit.

United States Congress / Published 1974 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691

Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691 (1974, as amended). Prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age. Does not contain effects-based language.

United States Congress / Published 1974 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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Equal Educational Opportunity Act, 20 U.S.C. 1703(f)

Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. 1703(f). Prohibits denial of equal educational opportunity by 'the failure by an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs.'

United States Congress / Published 1974 / Accessed Aug 02, 2026

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Executive Order 8802 (National Archives, Milestone Documents)

Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry, June 25, 1941. National Archives, Milestone Documents. Issued after A. Philip Randolph's threatened March on Washington; Randolph's quoted threat: 'ten, twenty, fifty thousand Negroes on the White House lawn.'

Franklin D. Roosevelt / National Archives and Records Administration / Published 1941 / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3604

Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3604 (1968, as amended). Section 804(a). Makes it unlawful to refuse to sell or rent, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin.

United States Congress / Published 1968 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3605

Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3605 (1968, as amended). Section 805. Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions. Covers the making or purchasing of loans for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or secured by residential real estate, and the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.

United States Congress / Published 1968 / Accessed Oct 01, 2026

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FHA Underwriting Manual, 1938

Federal Housing Administration. Underwriting Manual: Underwriting and Valuation Procedure Under Title II of the National Housing Act. 1938 edition. Part II, Rating of Location, paragraphs 932-937, PROTECTION FROM ADVERSE INFLUENCES. Hosted by HUD User (huduser.gov).

Federal Housing Administration / Published 1938 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Fla. Stat. § 704.08, Cemeteries; right of ingress and egress for visiting or maintenance

Florida Statutes § 704.08, 'Cemeteries; right of ingress and egress for visiting or maintenance.' History: s. 36, ch. 80-238 (1980). 'The relatives and descendants of any person buried in a cemetery shall have an easement for ingress and egress for the purpose of visiting the cemetery at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner.' Where an owner refuses or fails to maintain the cemetery, 'the relatives and descendants shall have the right to maintain the cemetery.'

Florida Legislature / Published 1980 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Florida Legislature, floor votes on HB 3763 (1998) and CS/CS/HB 37 (2021)

Florida Senate bill histories. House Bill 3763 (1998), which became Ch. 98-268: House YEAS 110, NAYS 0; Senate YEAS 38, NAYS 0. CS/CS/HB 37 (2021), which became Ch. 2021-60 and created the Task Force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries: House YEAS 117, NAYS 0; Senate YEAS 40, NAYS 0.

Florida Legislature / Published 2021 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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FOX 5 Atlanta, Hampton data center construction: historic Black cemetery concerns raised

FOX 5 Atlanta, published August 6, 2026. Reports that Hampton Mayor Anne Tarpley confirmed a 50-foot buffer separates the cemetery from the data center, and that community advocates have documented 54 named individuals and 16 undocumented enslaved people buried at the site.

FOX 5 Atlanta / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Frantz Fanon — The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon, Les Damnés de la Terre (Paris: Maspero, 1961); The Wretched of the Earth, trans. Constance Farrington (New York: Grove Press, 1963; 1966 printing). Scan on the Internet Archive (controlled lending).

Frantz Fanon / Published 1961 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Frederick Douglass — West India Emancipation (1857)

Frederick Douglass, Two Speeches: one on West India Emancipation, delivered at Canandaigua, Aug. 4th, and the other on the Dred Scott Decision (Rochester: C. P. Dewey, 1857). Digitized by Oberlin College Library, Anti-Slavery Propaganda Collection, on the Internet Archive.

Frederick Douglass / Published 1857 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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FTC, Credit-Based Insurance Scores: Impacts on Consumers of Automobile Insurance (Report to Congress, July 2007)

Federal Trade Commission, 'Credit-Based Insurance Scores: Impacts on Consumers of Automobile Insurance.' A Report to Congress by the Federal Trade Commission, mandated by Section 215 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. July 2007. 242 pp.

Federal Trade Commission / Published 2007 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs, DRI #4624, Hampton Technology Park (Initial Form)

Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Development of Regional Impact #4624, DRI Initial Information Form, submitted by the City of Hampton: 'Proposed Technology Facility with five buildings (4,000,000 sf) located on approximately 603.56 acres'; developer Hampton Technology Park Owner, LLC; 'Estimated Project Completion Dates: This phase: 2033 Overall project: 2033.'

Georgia Department of Community Affairs / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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German Coast Insurrection of 1811 (64 Parishes)

64 Parishes (Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities). 'German Coast Slave Insurrection of 1811.' January 8-10, 1811; 150-500 participants; the largest slave revolt in United States history; marched in military-style formation toward New Orleans.

64 Parishes (Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Grand Upright Music Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)

Grand Upright Music Limited v. Warner Brothers Records, Inc., WEA International Inc., Marcel Hall, professionally known as Biz Markie, Biz Markie Productions, Inc., Cool V Productions, Inc., Cold Chillin' Records, Inc., Biz Markie Music, Inc., Cold Chillin' Music Publishing, Inc., Tyrone Williams, and Benny Medina, 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991). No. 91 Civ. 7648 (KTD). Kevin Thomas Duffy, District Judge. Memorandum and order filed December 17, 1991.

United States District Court, Southern District of New York / Published 1991 / Accessed Aug 04, 2026

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Greensboro Sit-ins (SNCC Digital Gateway)

SNCC Digital Gateway (Duke University / SNCC Legacy Project). 'Sit-ins in Greensboro.' February 1, 1960; four students; sit-ins spread to 70 southern cities by April 1960.

SNCC Digital Gateway (Duke University and the SNCC Legacy Project) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Haiti, Décret-loi du 5 septembre 1935 sur les pratiques superstitieuses

Décret-loi du 5 septembre 1935 sur les pratiques superstitieuses, government of President Sténio Vincent. Defines the offence primarily as the ceremonies, rites, dances and meetings in the course of which are practiced, in offering to so-called divinities, sacrifices of cattle or fowl. Bulletin des lois et actes, 1934-35 (Port-au-Prince: Imprimerie de l'État, 1935), p. 351.

Republic of Haiti (Sténio Vincent) / Published 1935 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Harry T. Hollmann, The Fatty Acids of Chaulmoogra Oil in the Treatment of Leprosy and Other Diseases (1922)

Hollmann, Harry T. The Fatty Acids of Chaulmoogra Oil in the Treatment of Leprosy and Other Diseases. Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology 5, no. 1 (1922): 94–101. doi:10.1001/archderm.1922.02350260097010. Page 95: Hollmann writes that he interested Miss Alice Ball, M.S., in the problem and that she solved it, and prints her technique under the heading 'Ball's Method of Making Ethyl Esters of the Fatty Acids of Chaulmoogra Oil.'

Harry T. Hollmann / Published 1922 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Havens v. U.S. Department of Education, D.D.C. No. 1:26-cv-00816

Havens v. U.S. Department of Education, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:26-cv-00816, filed March 9, 2026, Judge Loren L. AliKhan. ECF 20, Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Modify Briefing Schedule, June 25, 2026, paragraph 10; ECF 24-1, Defendants' memorandum, July 14, 2026; ECF 23-1, plaintiff declaration, July 10, 2026; ECF 29, plaintiffs' reply, August 7, 2026. All retrieved from RECAP.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Hayward City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors Approve Russell City Redress Fund Agreement (August 19, 2026)

City of Hayward. "Hayward City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors approve historic agreement to make redress payments to Russell City property owners." Announcement dated August 19, 2026, on the City of Hayward's own news surface. Read in full September 17, 2026.

City of Hayward / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 17, 2026

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Historical Society of the New York Courts, Elizabeth Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company

Historical Society of the New York Courts, case page for Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Co.: the July 16, 1854 removal from the streetcar, Judge William Rockwell's charge to the jury, the award of $225 in damages plus $22.50 in costs, and the company's agreement to the immediate desegregation of its streetcar service.

Historical Society of the New York Courts / Published — / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352 (2015)

Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352 (2015), decided January 20, 2015. Held: 'The Department's grooming policy violates RLUIPA insofar as it prevents petitioner from growing a ½-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs.'

Supreme Court of the United States (United States Reports) / Published 2015 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Home values increased over 70% in some KC ZIP codes. See how much yours went up

Natalie Wallington, The Kansas City Star, December 12, 2023, read via Yahoo News syndication. Highest 2023 increases on Kansas City's East Side and in the historic Northeast; 64128 up more than 70 percent on a median income under $21,000; 64112 under 20 percent on over $54,000. 'Less than 25% of the residents in the three ZIP codes with the highest home value increases are white.' 'The three areas with the lowest increases are all more than 75% white.'

Natalie Wallington / Published 2023 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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How Banks Use Loans to Create Liquidity

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. "How Banks Use Loans to Create Liquidity." Research in Focus, June 21, 2023. Public-facing summary of the working paper "Funding Liquidity Creation by Banks" (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/banking-and-financial-markets/funding-liquidity-creation-by-banks).

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia / Published 2023 / Accessed May 21, 2026

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HUAC, Investigation of the Unauthorized Use of United States Passports, Part 3, June 12 and 13, 1956

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Un-American Activities. Investigation of the Unauthorized Use of United States Passports, Part 3. Hearings, 84th Congress, 2d Session, June 12 and 13, 1956. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1956.

U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities / Published 1956 / Accessed Oct 01, 2026

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HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD's Title VI Regulations (Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, “HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD's Title VI Regulations,” supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, Docket No. FR-6540-P-02, RIN 2529-AB09, 91 FR 51416-51421, FR Doc. 2026-16228 (Aug. 10, 2026).

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 29, 2026

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Ida B. Wells — A Red Record

Ida B. Wells, A Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynchings in the United States, 1892–1893–1894 (Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, 1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #14977.

Ida B. Wells / Published 1895 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Interview with Georgia Gilmore, Eyes on the Prize (1986)

Interview with Georgia Gilmore, filmed February 17, 1986, for Eyes on the Prize. Producing organization Blackside, Inc.; Film and Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis; American Archive of Public Broadcasting cpb-aacip/151-bv79s1mb8s. Gilmore on the club from nowhere, which reported 'maybe a hundred and fifty, a hundred and twenty five or seventy five or maybe two hundred dollars or more a week' to help keep the carpool going, and on being 'a committee of one.'

Georgia Gilmore / Published 1986 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Isabel Wilkerson — Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. New York: Random House, 2020.

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J. H. McGrew, "A Study of Negro Life in Tampa" (typescript, 1927)

McGrew, J.H. "A Study of Negro Life in Tampa, Typescript, 1927." 84 pp. Made with the cooperation of the Tampa Welfare League. Contributors: Arthur Franklin Raper (1899-1979) and Benjamin E. Mays (1894-1984). State Library of Florida, Federal Documents Collection. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, item 326639, accessed 31 July 2026. Citation form as supplied by Florida Memory.

McGrew, J. H. / Published 1927 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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Jackson County cancels delinquent tax sale, saving 1,000+ homes from auction

Samantha Boring, KCTV5, July 13, 2026, 6:08 PM CDT. 'More than 1,000 homes were set for the Jackson County delinquent tax sale in August.' Quotes County Executive Phil LeVota: 'I'm not confident that the 2022 numbers are correct,' and 'the canceled tax sale still means you need to pay your taxes to avoid a sale next year.' Carries Ron Shawd's account of a Board of Equalization decision never credited to his bill. Lists the Property Tax Hotline, 816-881-4455.

Samantha Boring / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Jackson County has a new plan to relieve property owners who got hit with big assessment hikes

Savannah Hawley-Bates, KCUR, December 5, 2025. 'Residents can email taxquestions@jacksongov.org or call 816-881-4455 with questions they may have.' Credits applied automatically over three years to about 142,000 residential and 6,200 commercial owners; stipulation signers included.

Savannah Hawley-Bates / Published 2025 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Jackson County property tax appeals process receives 'poor' rating from state auditor

Samantha Boring, KCTV5, April 23, 2026. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick rated the Jackson County Board of Equalization's 2023 appeal process 'poor': 'The bottom line is taxpayers in Jackson County got a raw deal.' Findings include unsupported Assessment Department testimony accepted while homeowners were required to document, and 35 percent of reviewed cases lacking the required seven-day hearing notice.

Samantha Boring / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Jamaica, Act of 1760, Clause X (the Obeah clause)

An Act to remedy the Evils arising from irregular Assemblies of Slaves (Jamaica, 1760), Clause X. Recital: Obeah men and women 'pretending to have Communication with the Devil and other evil Spirits, whereby the weak and superstitious are deluded.' Enacting clause: possession of 'Blood, Feathers, Parrots Beaks, Dogs Teeth, Alligators Teeth, broken Bottles, Grave Dirt, Rum, Egg-shells,' proved before two magistrates and three freeholders, punishable by 'Death or Transportation.' The National Archives, UK, CO 139/21.

Colonial Assembly of Jamaica / Published 1760 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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James D. Watson, The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins, Nobel Lecture (1962)

Watson, James D. 'The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins.' Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1962. Reference 8: 'J. W. Littlefield, E. B. Keller, J. Gross, and P. C. Zamecnik, J. Biol. Chem., 217 (1955) 111; V. G. Allfrey, M. M. Daly, and A. E. Mirsky, J. Gen. Physiol., 37 (1953) 157', cited for the finding that ribosomes 'are the sites where polypeptide bonds are made' (printed page 786).

James D. Watson / Published 1962 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Jo Ann Gibson Robinson, The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It (1987)

Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson. The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It: The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson. Edited by David J. Garrow. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1987. Chapter 2, 'The Boycott Begins,' pp. 53-76, read in the National Humanities Center excerpt: on Friday morning, December 2, 1955, she and two students left circulars at a meeting of Montgomery's Black clergy at Hilliard Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church.

Jo Ann Gibson Robinson / Published 1987 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Journal of the Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Mississippi (1890)

Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1890), Journal of the Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Miss.: E. L. Martin, 1890. 757 pp. Convention called under an Act approved February 5, 1890; delegates elected July 29, 1890, per the proclamation of Governor John M. Stone reproduced at p. 5. Read from the Internet Archive scan (digitized by Google from the University of Michigan copy), full text `journalproceedi01convgoog_djvu.txt`.

Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1890) / Published 1890 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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Kansas City health and faith leaders team up to help minimize Medicaid coverage loss

Suzanne King, 'Kansas City health and faith leaders team up to help minimize Medicaid coverage loss,' The Beacon, published via KCUR (Kansas City Public Radio), July 19, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT. Reports the August 1 start of Missouri DSS mailings, the roughly 365,000 Missourians in the expansion group, the 333,265 who lost coverage last year with almost 92 percent disenrolled for procedural reasons, and the Jackson County Benefits Information Network organizing response.

Suzanne King, The Beacon / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 24, 2026

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Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958)

Rockwell Kent and Walter Briehl, Petitioners, v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, 357 U.S. 116 (1958). Argued April 10, 1958. Decided June 16, 1958. Majority opinion by Justice Douglas.

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 1958 / Accessed Aug 04, 2026

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King Institute Encyclopedia, Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, King Encyclopedia entry 'Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson': April 17, 1912 to August 29, 1992; born in Culloden, Georgia, the youngest of 12 children.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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King Papers, "Don't Ride the Bus" (December 2, 1955)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, King Papers document 'Don't Ride the Bus', author Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson (Women's Political Council (WPC)), December 2, 1955, ephemera: written and distributed by Jo Ann Robinson and the members of the Women's Political Council the day after the arrest of Rosa Parks, calling for a one-day boycott of buses on Monday, December 5; that evening a committee including Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy edited it and added a call for a mass meeting; reproduced on the Dexter mimeograph and distributed by volunteers. Original: MLKP-MBU, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University.

Jo Ann Gibson Robinson and the Women's Political Council / Published 1955 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Koste, Anatomical and Surgical Training in Nineteenth Century Richmond (2012)

Jodi L. Koste, 'Anatomical and Surgical Training in Nineteenth Century Richmond,' East Marshall Street Well Project, VCU Scholars Compass (2012). Reproduces the Medical College of Virginia faculty minutes and the 1856 regulations, and documents the school's supply lines for cadavers.

Jodi L. Koste / Published 2012 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, No. 22-30686 (5th Cir. Feb. 5, 2024), rehearing en banc denied, 93 F.4th 259

Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety, 93 F.4th 259 (5th Cir. 2024), denying rehearing en banc; Oldham, J., joined by Smith, Elrod, Willett, Ho and Duncan, JJ., dissenting from the denial. The dissent states that Landor did not cut his hair for almost two decades, that his locks fell nearly to his knees, and that the first two of three Louisiana prisons accommodated him.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Published 2024 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, No. 22-30686 (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2023), 82 F.4th 337

Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety, 82 F.4th 337 (5th Cir. 2023), Clement, J., for a panel of Clement, Graves and Higginson, JJ. Recites the complaint's account (the guard threw Landor's copy of Ware in the trash; guards handcuffed him to a chair and shaved his head), 'emphatically condemn[s]' the treatment, and affirms on circuit precedent that RLUIPA allows no individual-capacity damages.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Published 2023 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, No. 23-1197 (U.S. June 23, 2026), slip opinion

Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety, No. 23-1197, 609 U.S. ___ (June 23, 2026). Gorsuch, J., for the Court (Roberts, C.J., Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, Barrett, JJ.); Jackson, J., dissenting, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ. Held: individuals may not be held liable in their personal capacities under a Spending Clause statute unless they have voluntarily and knowingly consented to answer lawsuits under it.

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Lane's Masonic Records 1717-1894: African Lodge (Boston), record 1301

Lane's Masonic Records 1717-1894, African Lodge, Boston, Massachusetts (record 1301; serial number 1029). Warrant of Constitution: 29 Sept. 1784. Lodge Number (1781): 459; Lodge Number (1792): 370. Erased: Erased in 1813. Notes: Last payment 1797. Museum of Freemasonry, London; published by the Digital Humanities Institute.

Museum of Freemasonry, London / Published — / Accessed Sep 19, 2026

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Lemelson-MIT, Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner

Lemelson-MIT Program biography of Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner: received five patents; born May 7, 1912, in Monroe, North Carolina; invented the sanitary belt years before she could afford to file for a patent, and experienced racism in her quest to obtain one; patented a walker with an attachable tray and pocket in 1976; died January 13, 2006, in Washington, D.C., at 93.

Lemelson-MIT Program / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Lynching in America / Reconstruction in America (EJI)

Equal Justice Initiative. 'Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror' (3rd ed.) and 'Reconstruction in America' (2020). Verbatim: 'EJI researchers documented 4,075 racial terror lynchings of African Americans in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia between 1877 and 1950.' And: 'Our newest report, Reconstruction in America, documents nearly 2,000 additional lynchings between 1865 and 1876, raising the total number of documented lynchings to nearly 6,500.'

Equal Justice Initiative / Published 2020 / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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MacArthur Foundation, Ellora Derenoncourt, Class of 2026

MacArthur Foundation, 'Ellora Derenoncourt,' MacArthur Fellows, Class of 2026 fellow page, published September 29, 2026: labor economist and economic historian; associate professor in the Department of Economics at Princeton University and founder and faculty director of the Program for Research on Inequality.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation / Published — / Accessed Sep 29, 2026

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Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Project (UCLA)

The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project, UCLA African Studies Center, dir. Robert A. Hill. Project introduction: 'By 1920 the UNIA had hundreds of chapters worldwide.'

UCLA African Studies Center (dir. Robert A. Hill) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School Children v. Ann Arbor School District Board, 473 F. Supp. 1371 (E.D. Mich. 1979)

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School Children v. Ann Arbor School District Board, 473 F. Supp. 1371 (E.D. Mich. 1979) (Joiner, J.). Civ. A. No. 7-71861. Memorandum opinion and order of July 12, 1979; order on submission of plan, August 24, 1979.

United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division / Published 1979 / Accessed Aug 02, 2026

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Massachusetts Historical Society, Letter from John Eliot to Jeremy Belknap, [February 1795]

Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections Online. "Letter from John Eliot to Jeremy Belknap (on printed circular with queries about slavery in Massachusetts), [February 1795]." Jeremy Belknap papers; 30.0 x 19.0 cm. John Eliot answering St. George Tucker's queries, circulated by Belknap. Quoted from the Society's transcription.

John Eliot / Published 1795 / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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Massachusetts Historical Society, Petition for freedom (manuscript copy), [13] January 1777

Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections Online. "Petition for freedom (manuscript copy) to the Massachusetts Council and the House of Representatives, [13] January 1777." Jeremy Belknap papers; 30.7 x 20.5 cm. Catalogue note: the official copy submitted to the legislature (Massachusetts Archives), dated 13 January 1777, "has been attributed to Prince Hall (1735-1807) and was signed by Hall and seven other Black men."

Massachusetts Historical Society / Published 1777 / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals (CMS interim final rule)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 'Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals,' interim final rule with comment period, 91 FR 33348, published June 3, 2026, effective July 31, 2026. Establishes the framework states must use to implement the community engagement requirement, the outreach notice schedule, and the 30-calendar-day noncompliance response window.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 24, 2026

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Minority homeowners who challenged Kansas City property assessments lose in appeals court

Dan Margolies, KCUR, December 21, 2021. Suits by the Westside, Vineyard, Ivanhoe and Washington Wheatley neighborhood associations over the 2019 reassessment alleged the 15 percent cap 'was not applied evenly across majority-white and majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods': capped at 14.9 percent in more than half of majority-white neighborhoods slated for larger increases and in about 1 percent of comparable properties in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Dan Margolies / Published 2021 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Missouri 2026 Election Calendar

Missouri Secretary of State, Elections and Voting, “Election Calendar” for 2026. The table's row for the November 3, 2026 General Election gives “October 7, 2026” in the column headed “Last Day to Register to Vote.”

Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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Missouri Department of Social Services Announces Updates to SNAP Verification Requirements Starting October 1

Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, news release, 'FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2026,' contact Baylee.Watts@dss.mo.gov, distributed through the department's GovDelivery bulletin service. Announces that documented proof will be required for shelter costs, dependent or childcare expenses, and countable resources on initial SNAP applications, recertifications and add-a-person requests submitted on or after October 1, 2026. Quotes FSD Director Mandi Adams.

Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Missouri map ruling gives Cleaver easier reelection path and Democrats better shot in midterms

Celisa Calacal, “Missouri map ruling gives Cleaver easier reelection path and Democrats better shot in midterms,” KCUR (Kansas City Public Radio), published September 5, 2026. Source of the description of the 2025 map's treatment of Kansas City, including the 5th District stretching “from Troost Avenue, a historic racial and economic dividing line in Kansas City going back decades, nearly 200 miles east to Osage and Maries counties,” the 4th District taking “all of Kansas City west of Troost,” and the 6th taking the part of the city north of the Missouri River. Also the source for the reactions of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Celisa Calacal, KCUR / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot

Jason Rosenbaum, “Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot,” St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR), published September 3, 2026. Quotes the Supreme Court of Missouri’s restraint clause in full, including “unless and until [the 2025 plan] is approved by the voters at the November 2026 general election and takes effect 30 days thereafter,” and glosses it: the 2025 map “was suspended as of December 2025 – meaning that, at least for now, Missourians will vote using the 2022 lines.”

Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (King Institute, Stanford)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University. 'Montgomery Bus Boycott.' December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956; 381 days; ended by Browder v. Gayle.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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My SNAP Benefit

Missouri Department of Social Services, 'My SNAP Benefit' page, read 2026-09-14. States that a participant will 'complete a mid-certification and a recertification each year you get SNAP' and that 'If you do not respond to mail from the FSD, you could lose your benefit.' Lists the FSD Information Line, 855-373-4636, and online chat at mydss.mo.gov.

Missouri Department of Social Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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NAACP Tennessee State Conference v. The State of Tennessee Governor — Emergency Petition (May 7, 2026)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Tennessee State Conference and Gloria Sweet-Love v. The State of Tennessee Governor and The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, Chancery Court for the Twentieth Judicial District, Davidson County, Tennessee. Emergency Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief, e-filed May 7, 2026, 3:58 PM; amended May 12, 2026.

NAACP Tennessee State Conference / Published 2026 / Accessed May 13, 2026

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NAACP Tennessee State Conference v. The State of Tennessee Governor — Final Order Dismissing With Prejudice (Chancery Ct., Davidson County, May 26, 2026)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Tennessee State Conference, et al. v. The State of Tennessee Governor, et al., Case No. 26-0591-II, Chancery Court for the State of Tennessee, Twentieth Judicial District, Davidson County. FINAL ORDER, e-filed May 26, 2026, 3:53 PM, Clerk & Master, Davidson Co. Chancery Ct. Before Chancellor Anne C. Martin, Chancellor Tony Childress and Judge James Gass, sitting as a three-judge panel under Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-18-101 and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 54. Twenty-seven pages. Read in full on September 17, 2026.

Chancery Court for the State of Tennessee, Twentieth Judicial District, Davidson County / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 17, 2026

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NASA Technical Reports Server, High-Speed Research: Sonic Boom, volume 2 (1992)

NASA Technical Reports Server record 19920076740: 'High-Speed Research: Sonic Boom, volume 2', conference proceedings, published October 1, 1992; author Darden, Christine M., NASA Langley Research Center. The proceedings of a High-Speed Sonic Boom Workshop held at NASA Langley, February 25-27, 1992, at which twenty-nine papers were presented.

NASA Langley Research Center / Published 1992 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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NASA, Christine M. Darden

NASA biography of Christine Mann Darden (1942-): came to NASA Langley in 1967 as one of the last of the generation of 'human computers'; after six years promoted to aerospace engineer, with a first assignment to write a computer program for sonic boom; doctorate in mechanical engineering, George Washington University, 1983; by 1989 the sonic boom group technical lead for NASA's High Speed Research Program; the first African American woman at NASA Langley to be appointed to the top management rank of Senior Executive Service; retired 2007; Congressional Gold Medal, 2019.

NASA / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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National Inventors Hall of Fame, Marian Croak

National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee page for Marian Croak: VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Technology, U.S. Patent No. 7,599,359, inducted in 2022, born May 14, 1955; began her career at Bell Labs (later AT&T) in 1982; advanced VoIP technologies converting voice data into digital signals transmitted over the internet rather than traditional phone lines; with her team created a text-to-donate system that raised $130,000 after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and $43 million after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti; more than 200 patents.

National Inventors Hall of Fame / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine: Dr. Jane Cooke Wright

National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine exhibition biography of Jane Cooke Wright (1919–2013): graduated with honors from New York Medical College in 1945; performed the patient trials at the Cancer Research Foundation at Harlem Hospital while her father worked in the lab; appointed head of the foundation after his death in 1952, at the age of 33; explored the relationship between patient and tissue culture response; named professor of surgery, head of the Cancer Chemotherapy Department and associate dean at New York Medical College in 1967, the highest ranked African American woman at a nationally recognized medical institution; first woman elected president of the New York Cancer Society, 1971.

National Library of Medicine / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine: Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of Medicine exhibition biography of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 to 1895): the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree (1864); the only African American woman to graduate from the New England Female Medical College; her book is one of the very first medical publications by an African American.

National Library of Medicine / Published — / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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National Park Service, Biddy Mason

National Park Service biography of Biddy Mason: born August 15, 1818, died January 15, 1891; on January 21, 1856, District Judge Benjamin Hayes approved her petition, freeing her and thirteen members of her extended family; she organized First A.M.E. Church, the oldest African American church in Los Angeles.

National Park Service / Published — / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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National Parks Conservation Association v. Department of the Interior (2026)

National Parks Conservation Association v. Department of the Interior, No. 1:26-cv-10877 (D. Mass., filed Feb. 17, 2026) (Kelley, J.). Challenges the removal of historical interpretive materials from National Park Service sites under Executive Order 14253.

National Parks Conservation Association / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: I. T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou, Mississippi (NRHP ref. 76001092)

United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form, Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74), "I. T. Montgomery House," West Main Street, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi. NRHP reference number 76001092. Form prepared by Lynne Gomez Graves, Historical Projects Director. 7 pp. Read directly from the NPS scan at npgallery.nps.gov.

United States National Park Service / Published 1976 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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Netlify pricing (Free tier)

Netlify, 'Pricing' (accessed 14 July 2026; re-checked 12 August 2026). The Free tier remains available for static site deployment, which is the infrastructure the Sovereign Publishing Manifesto's cost claim rests on.

Netlify / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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New-York Daily Tribune, "A Wholesome Verdict," February 23, 1855

New-York Daily Tribune, February 23, 1855, page 7, "A Wholesome Verdict": Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company, tried in the Brooklyn Circuit before Judge Rockwell, who charged that "colored persons, if sober, well-behaved, and free from disease, had the same rights as others." The plaintiff claimed $500; the jury "agreed on $225, on which the Court added ten per cent. besides the costs."

New-York Daily Tribune (Library of Congress, Chronicling America) / Published 1855 / Accessed Sep 25, 2026

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No refunds: Jackson County ordered to roll back assessments

Josh Merchant, The Beacon (Kansas City), April 10, 2025. The average property saw a 30 percent assessment increase in the 2023 cycle; the rollback order caps increases at 15 percent for roughly three of four properties; no direct refunds because 'Last year's property taxes have been spent.'

Josh Merchant / Published 2025 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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North Carolina House Bill 751 (2007 Session), "1898 Wilmington Race Riot Acknowledgment" — as filed

General Assembly of North Carolina, Session 2007, House DRH60147-LBz-227 (03/06), House Bill 751, short title "1898 Wilmington Race Riot Acknowledgment." Sponsor: Representative Wright. 2 pp., version v0, marked "H751 [Filed]." Read directly from the General Assembly's own PDF.

General Assembly of North Carolina / Published 2007 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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North Carolina Session Law 2000-138 (Senate Bill 787), "The Studies Act of 2000," Part XVII — 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission

General Assembly of North Carolina, Session 1999, SESSION LAW 2000-138, Senate Bill 787, "An Act to Authorize Studies by the Legislative Research Commission, to Make Permanent the Future of the North Carolina Railroad Study Commission, to Create the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission, and to Direct State Agencies and Legislative Oversight Committees and Commissions to Study Specified Issues." Known as "The Studies Act of 2000." Part XVII, Sections 17.1(a)–(c). 12 pp. Ratified July 13, 2000; approved by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. at 2:20 p.m., July 21, 2000; effective July 1, 2000. Read directly from the General Assembly's own PDF.

General Assembly of North Carolina / Published 2000 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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NYDFS Industry Letter: New York State's Fair Lending Law - New York Executive Law Section 296-a (April 22, 2026)

New York State Department of Financial Services, Industry Letter, 'New York State's Fair Lending Law - New York Executive Law Section 296-a,' dated April 22, 2026. Reminds regulated entities of Executive Law Section 296-a obligations.

New York State Department of Financial Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Oct 01, 2026

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Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Celebrating Charlotte E. Ray

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Black History Month post on Charlotte E. Ray: born January 13, 1850; graduated from the Howard University School of Law in 1872 and was admitted to the District of Columbia bar; the first African American woman to graduate from a law school and the first to formally practice law; forced to close her practice because, as a woman of color, she could not obtain enough business to sustain it.

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia / Published — / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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Order delaying the Court Administrator's Sale in Independence, Case No. 2516-CV17224

Jackson County, Missouri v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens, Delinquent Land Tax Suit No. K2026, Case No. 2516-CV17224, Circuit Court of Jackson County at Independence, Division 18, Order signed Kevin D. Harrell, filed July 24, 2026, 13:29. Identical operative language to the Kansas City order: the sale at the Eastern Jackson County courthouse 'is hereby delayed until August 2027 ... Any judgment or judgment liens shall remain in full force and effect.'

16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Division 18 (Kevin D. Harrell) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Order delaying the Court Administrator's Sale in Kansas City, Case No. 2516-CV16050

Jackson County, Missouri v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens, Delinquent Land Tax Suit No. K2026, Case No. 2516-CV16050, Circuit Court of Jackson County at Kansas City, Division 18, Order signed Kevin D. Harrell, filed July 24, 2026, 13:25. Sustains the county's motion; the August 2026 sale 'is hereby delayed until August 2027, to be rescheduled at a date and time, with prior notice, to be determined. Any judgment or judgment liens shall remain in full force and effect.' Orders notice by regular mail to every person last billed, charged, or of record.

16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Division 18 (Kevin D. Harrell) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Outsider Within — Patricia Hill Collins

Secondary summary: Blackfeminisms.com, "Outsider-Within." Primary: Patricia Hill Collins, "Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought," Social Problems, 1986; clarified in Collins, Journal of Career Development, 1999.

Patricia Hill Collins (concept); Blackfeminisms.com (summary accessed) / Published 1986 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Owsley and Bruwelheide, Human Skeletal Remains from Site 44HE814 (2012)

Douglas W. Owsley and Kari Bruwelheide, analysis of the human skeletal remains recovered from the East Marshall Street Well, site 44HE814, VCU Scholars Compass (2012). 'Based on bone counts for the total series, a minimum of 44 adults (individuals 15 years and older) and 9 children (ages 14 years and younger) are represented.'

Douglas W. Owsley and Kari Bruwelheide / Published 2012 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Pew Research, June 2020: protest participation survey

Pew Research Center. 'Amid Protests, Majorities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Express Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement.' June 12, 2020. Fielded June 4–10, 2020, n=9,654 US adults, American Trends Panel. 6% of US adults reported attending a rally or protest focused on these issues in the prior month.

Pew Research Center / Published 2020 / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Press Release: Missouri Adds More Barriers to SNAP Food Assistance

Empower Missouri, press release, dated 'JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – 31 August 2026' (page metadata posts it 2026-09-02 00:08 UTC). Quotes Christine Woody, Food Security Policy Manager. States the new steps are 'not required by federal law.' The organization describes itself as a statewide not-for-profit founded in 1901.

Empower Missouri / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, African Lodge 459: "Where It All Began"

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Jurisdiction of Massachusetts. "A Brief History of African Lodge 459." The Grand Lodge's own account of the 1775 initiation in Lodge No. 441 (Irish registry, 38th Foot), the permit, and the charter of September 29, 1784.

Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts / Published — / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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Prince Hall, A charge delivered to the brethren of the African Lodge, 25 June 1792

Prince Hall. A charge delivered to the brethren of the African Lodge on the 25th of June, 1792. At the hall of Brother William Smith, in Charlestown. [Boston]: Printed and sold [by T. & J. Fleet] at the Bible and Heart, Cornhill, Boston, [1792]. Evans Early American Imprint Collection, Text Creation Partnership edition (CC0).

Prince Hall / Published 1792 / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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Profile of the Institutional and Supervised Offender Population, FY2023

Missouri Department of Corrections, Profile of the Institutional and Supervised Offender Population, Fiscal Year 2023, December 2023. Table 9.1, supervised population by gender and race/ethnicity on June 30, 2023; Table 10.3, supervised population by offense group and gender.

Missouri Department of Corrections / Published 2023 / Accessed Aug 27, 2026

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Public Interest Law Center, Judge Rejects Trump Administration Attempt to End Redlining Consent Decree in and Around Newark (Aug. 3, 2026)

The Public Interest Law Center. 'Judge Rejects Trump Administration Attempt to End Redlining Consent Decree in and Around Newark.' August 3, 2026. Announcement by counsel for amici curiae; hosts the full order PDF.

The Public Interest Law Center / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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Public Law 119-10: Congressional Disapproval of the CFPB Overdraft Rule (S.J. Res. 18, May 9, 2025)

Public Law 119-10, 139 Stat. 53. Joint Resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to 'Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions.' S.J. Res. 18, 119th Congress. Approved May 9, 2025.

119th Congress of the United States / Published 2025 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only

U.S. Small Business Administration, final rule, 91 FR 51568, published August 11, 2026, effective September 10, 2026. FR Doc. 2026-16370, RIN 3245-AI75, docket SBA-2026-0133, signed by Administrator Kelly Loeffler. Removes the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned 8(a) applicants and revises 13 CFR 124.103 in full.

U.S. Small Business Administration / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 07, 2026

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Regulations.gov, Docket HUD-2026-0034, document HUD-2026-0034-0609 (comment page)

Regulations.gov, “FR-6540-P-02 HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD’s Title VI Regulations,” document HUD-2026-0034-0609, docket HUD-2026-0034. API record read 2026-09-29: commentStartDate 2026-08-09T05:00:00Z, commentEndDate 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z, openForComment true.

U.S. General Services Administration, eRulemaking Program (for HUD) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 29, 2026

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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §2000cc-2(a) and §2000cc-5(4)(A)

42 U.S.C. §2000cc-2(a): 'A person may assert a violation of this chapter as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government.' §2000cc-5(4)(A) defines 'government' to include 'any other person acting under color of State law.'

United States Congress (text via Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School) / Published 2000 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Remembering the Howard University Librarian Who Decolonized the Way Books Were Catalogued

Zita Cristina Nunes, 'Remembering the Howard University Librarian Who Decolonized the Way Books Were Catalogued,' Smithsonian Magazine, 2018. Quotes Dorothy B. Porter's oral history interview with Avril Johnson Madison on the Dewey Decimal classification of Black authors.

Zita Cristina Nunes, Smithsonian Magazine / Published 2018 / Accessed Sep 30, 2026

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Richard von Glahn v. Denny Hoskins, in His Official Capacity, et al., SC101805

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc, No. SC101805, Richard von Glahn, Appellant, v. Denny Hoskins, in His Official Capacity, et al., Respondents, appeal from the Cole County Circuit Court, the Honorable Daniel R. Green, Judge. Opinion by Judge Ginger K. Gooch; “All concur.” Filed September 3, 2026. Holds the referendum petition “legal, sufficient, and timely,” reverses the circuit court, orders the petition onto the November 2026 ballot, and enjoins use of the HB 1 congressional map “unless and until HB 1 is approved by the voters at the November 2026 general election and takes effect 30 days thereafter.”

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc (opinion by Judge Ginger K. Gooch) / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 21, 2026

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Richerson, review of Ages of Discord (Cliodynamics, 2017)

Richerson, Peter J. 'A Dynamic Analysis of American Socio-Political History: A Review of Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin.' Cliodynamics 8 (2017): 229-239. Verbatim: 'an age of discord (1860-1920). Then another reversal occurs leading to an age of concord (1940-1960), followed by another reversal.'

Peter J. Richerson (University of California, Davis) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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RSMo 141.520, Judgment of foreclosure; no redemption for residential parcels vacant six months before judgment

Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 141.520(3) (Land Tax Collection Act). 'The owner of any parcel of real property against which a judgment has been rendered shall not have the right to redeem such property from said judgment if at the time of judgment such property is assessed as residential property and the judgment finds the property has been vacant for a period of not less than six months prior to the judgment. After a judgment as provided for in this section becomes final, the waiting period shall not apply to such judgment and a sale under execution of the judgment shall be immediately held.'

Missouri General Assembly, Office of the Revisor of Statutes / Published 2012 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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RSMo 141.530, Redemption by owner or interested party before foreclosure sale

Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 141.530 (Land Tax Collection Act), effective August 28, 2012. 'Except as otherwise provided in section 141.520, during such waiting period and at any time prior to the time of foreclosure sale by the sheriff, any interested party may redeem any parcel of real estate as provided by this chapter.' Authorizes written redemption contracts in installments, up to 48 months for a homestead; a missed installment ends the extension.

Missouri General Assembly, Office of the Revisor of Statutes / Published 2012 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Russell Lee, "Headquarters of Mound Bayou Foundation, Mound Bayou, Mississippi" (1939)

Russell Lee, "Headquarters of Mound Bayou Foundation, Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Only all-Negro town in this section," January 1939. Call number LC-USF33- 011948-M1 [P&P] LOT 1640. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives.

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer / Published 1939 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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Russell Lee, "Home of resident of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. All-Negro town" (1939)

Russell Lee, "Home of resident of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. All-Negro town," January 1939. Call number LC-USF34- 032045-D [P&P] LOT 1640. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives.

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer / Published 1939 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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Russell Lee, "Railroad station, Mound Bayou, Mississippi" (1939)

Russell Lee, "Railroad station, Mound Bayou, Mississippi," January 1939. 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm. Call number LC-USF33- 011972-M3 [P&P] LOT 1640. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives.

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer / Published 1939 / Accessed Jul 31, 2026

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SAVE Ends, Borrowers Receiving Notice to Switch Plans

Shannon Bradley, NerdWallet, updated July 2, 2026. States that no SAVE forbearance time counted toward any loan forgiveness and that enrolling in a new plan restarts progress toward PSLF or IDR forgiveness; lists the open plans and the 2028 sunset of PAYE and ICR.

Shannon Bradley / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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SBA Reforms 8(a) Business Development Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting

U.S. Small Business Administration, news release, June 11, 2026, announcing the proposed rule that became 91 FR 51568. Source of Administrator Kelly Loeffler's statement, of the 2021 through 2024 approval counts, and of the agency's own account of the rule's purpose.

U.S. Small Business Administration / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 07, 2026

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Science History Institute, Marie Maynard Daly

Science History Institute, scientific biography of Marie Maynard Daly (1921–2003), updated by Judith Kaplan, April 30, 2024: born in Queens, New York, on April 16, 1921; the first Black woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States (1947); her 1942 Queens College yearbook profile's 'laboratory technician'; PhD at Columbia three years after enrolling; seven years at the Rockefeller Institute.

Science History Institute / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Senator Smallwood-Cuevas: Historic South LA Black Cultural District Designation Effort (July 1, 2025)

Press release, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (SD-28), 'Senator Smallwood-Cuevas Announces Historic South LA Black Cultural District Designation Effort; State Legislature Approves $2.5 Million to Seed New Cultural District,' July 1, 2025.

California State Senate, District 28 / Published 2025 / Accessed Sep 30, 2026

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Senator Smallwood-Cuevas: State Designates South LA as Black Cultural District (2025)

Newsletter, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (SD-28), 'State Designates South LA as Black Cultural District,' December 19, 2025. Announces the California Arts Council's unanimous vote designating Historic South LA as the state's first Black Cultural District.

California State Senate, District 28 / Published 2025 / Accessed Sep 30, 2026

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Shenandoah County School Board votes to appeal federal ruling over Confederate school names (WHSV, Aug. 14, 2026)

WHSV (Harrisonburg, Va.), "Shenandoah County School Board votes to appeal federal ruling over Confederate school names," published August 14, 2026. The same vote was reported the same day by Virginia Mercury, "Va. school board to appeal federal court order to remove Confederate school names" (read via WTOP's credited reprint; the Mercury page was behind a browser challenge).

WHSV / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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Sossamon v. Texas, 563 U.S. 277 (2011)

Sossamon v. Texas, 563 U.S. 277 (2011), decided April 20, 2011. Held: 'States, in accepting federal funding, do not consent to waive their sovereign immunity to private suits for money damages under RLUIPA.'

Supreme Court of the United States (United States Reports) / Published 2011 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Steve Biko — I Write What I Like

Steve Biko, I Write What I Like, ed. Aelred Stubbs (London: Bowerdean Press, 1978; Harper & Row, 1979). Scan of the 1979 edition on the Internet Archive (controlled lending).

Steve Biko / Published 1978 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Stono Rebellion (South Carolina Encyclopedia)

South Carolina Encyclopedia. 'Stono Rebellion.' September 1739; as many as one hundred enslaved participants; South Carolina's largest and bloodiest slave insurrection; led to the 1740 Negro Act.

South Carolina Encyclopedia (University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies) / Published — / Accessed Aug 06, 2026

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Student loan servicers begin 90-day countdown for borrowers to leave SAVE plan

Kamaron McNair and Annie Nova, CNBC, July 6, 2026. Reports the September 29, 2026 earliest exit date from the Department's June 25 court filing, quotes Nelnet's FAQ on notice waves through March 2027, and lays out RAP, IBR, PAYE and ICR terms with Nancy Nierman and Will Sealy quoted.

Kamaron McNair and Annie Nova / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Student-loan borrowers are getting their first batch of notices telling them they have 90 days to switch plans

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider, July 2, 2026, read via Yahoo News syndication. Quotes the notice's subject line and EdFinancial's wording, reports up to 250,000 notices a week per an Education official, and the September 29 earliest deadline from the Department's court filing.

Ayelet Sheffey / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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Sugar Hill: Segregation by Design

Segregation by Design, 'Sugar Hill,' Los Angeles entry. Documents the destruction of the Sugar Hill neighborhood in West Adams by the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) in the 1960s.

Segregation by Design / Published 2022 / Accessed Jul 09, 2026

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Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sec. 703, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, 'Unlawful employment practices.' Subsection (a)(2) makes it unlawful for an employer 'to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.'

United States Congress / Published 1964 / Accessed Aug 04, 2026

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Trey Reed's Death, and Its Swift Labeling as Suicide

Ms. Magazine, "Trey Reed's Death, and Its Swift Labeling as Suicide, Demands the..." 21 October 2025; Atlanta Black Star, Yasmeen Freightman, "'He Was Just Out of It': Mississippi Student Saw Trey Reed 'Real Upset' Hours Before Hanging Death," 19 September 2025.

Ms. Magazine; Atlanta Black Star / Published 2025 / Accessed Jul 28, 2026

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Tyler v. Hennepin County (U.S. Supreme Court, 2023)

Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 598 U.S. 631 (2023). Unanimous (9-0), Roberts, C.J. Holding: a government may retain only what it is owed in taxes, penalties and fees; keeping a homeowner's surplus equity is a taking under the Fifth Amendment.

Supreme Court of the United States / Published 2023 / Accessed —

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United Grand Lodge of England, Foreign Grand Lodges (recognised Grand Lodges)

United Grand Lodge of England. "Foreign Grand Lodges." The list of Grand Lodges it recognises, including, under the United States of America, the Prince Hall Grand Lodges as separate entries (for Massachusetts: "Grand Lodge of Massachusetts" and "Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts").

United Grand Lodge of England / Published — / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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United States v. City of Cleveland, Order Denying Joint Motion to Terminate (N.D. Ohio, May 8, 2026)

United States v. City of Cleveland, No. 1:15-cv-01046-SO (N.D. Ohio), Order denying the parties' Joint Motion to Terminate Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 688), filed May 8, 2026. Solomon Oliver, Jr., United States District Judge. 74 pp.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 13, 2026

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United States v. Lakeland Bank, Consent Order (D.N.J., entered Sept. 29, 2022)

United States v. Lakeland Bank, Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-05746 (D.N.J.), Consent Order (ECF No. 4, 22 pp.), filed September 29, 2022. Filing stamp: Case 2:22-cv-05746-CCC-ESK, Document 4, Filed 09/29/22. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice.

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey / Published 2022 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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United States v. Lakeland Bank, Opinion & Order Denying Motion to Terminate (D.N.J., July 31, 2026)

United States v. Lakeland Bank, No. 22-cv-5746 (D.N.J.), Opinion & Order denying the Government's motion to terminate the consent order and dismiss the action (ECF No. 39, 9 pp.), filed July 31, 2026. Claire C. Cecchi, United States District Judge. Not for publication. Filing stamp: Case 2:22-cv-05746-CCC-SDA, Document 39, Filed 07/31/26. Full PDF mirrored by amici's counsel, the Public Interest Law Center.

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Arboretum, Chaulmoogra Tree (Alice Augusta Ball)

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Arboretum, Chaulmoogra Tree page: Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 to December 31, 1916); master's degree in chemistry from the College of Hawaiʻi in 1915; Ball's method made chaulmoogra oil water-soluble so the body could absorb it; injectable chaulmoogra oil remained the standard of care for nearly 30 years; after her death in 1916 at age 24 her work was credited to her supervisor and dean of the college; the tree planted in her honor in 1935 and the plaque installed circa 2000.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa / Published — / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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USPTO, Inventors who changed the world: Marian Rogers Croak

United States Patent and Trademark Office, 'Inventors who changed the world' profile of Marian Rogers Croak, Ph.D., born May 14, 1955, in New York, New York: developed inventions that made phone calls more reliably and securely transmittable over the internet; a pioneer in the advancement of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); holds over 200 patents.

United States Patent and Trademark Office / Published — / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Verify: What type of verification document do I submit?

Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, 'Verify' page, read 2026-09-14. Lists accepted documents by category, including 'Residency and/or Shelter Expenses' (rent receipts, copy of lease, piece of mail, utility bills, mortgage statement), 'Dependent Care (Childcare) Expenses' (statement or bill from provider, receipts) and 'Liquid Resources' (bank statements, screenshot of account balance, copy of card with ATM receipt), and the ways to submit: the FSD Upload Portal at mydssupload.mo.gov, fax to 573-526-9400, or drop-off at a local resource center.

Missouri Department of Social Services / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 14, 2026

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Virginia State Conference NAACP v. County School Board of Shenandoah County, Memorandum Opinion and Order (W.D. Va., Aug. 6, 2026)

Virginia State Conference NAACP v. County School Board of Shenandoah County, No. 5:24-cv-00040 (W.D. Va.), Memorandum Opinion (ECF No. 285, 141 pp.) and Order entering judgment and permanent injunctive relief (ECF No. 286, 7 pp.), both filed August 6, 2026. Michael F. Urbanski, Senior United States District Judge. Docket of record at CourtListener (docket 68845341). Full PDFs mirrored by plaintiffs' counsel, the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (Opinion PDF: washlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026.08.06-ECF-285-Memorandum-Opinion.pdf); both files carry the court's own filing stamps (Case 5:24-cv-00040-MFU-JCH, Document 285 Filed 08/06/26; Document 286 Filed 08/06/26). Order PDF: washlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026.08.06-ECF-286-JUDGMENT.pdf. Docket confirmed via CourtListener (docket 68845341): suit filed June 11, 2024.

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia / Published 2026 / Accessed Aug 12, 2026

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Virginia State Conference NAACP v. County School Board of Shenandoah County, Notice of Appeal and Unopposed Motion to Stay Fee Briefing (W.D. Va., Aug. 31 and Sept. 3, 2026)

Virginia State Conference NAACP v. County School Board of Shenandoah County, No. 5:24-cv-00040 (W.D. Va.). Defendant's Notice of Appeal (ECF No. 301, 2 pp.), filed August 31, 2026, signed by Jared R. Butcher, Butcher PLLC. Unopposed Motion to Stay Briefing on Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pending Appeal (ECF No. 306, 3 pp.), filed September 3, 2026. Both PDFs carry the court's filing stamps (Case 5:24-cv-00040-MFU-JCH, Document 301 Filed 08/31/26; Document 306 Filed 09/03/26) and were retrieved from the CourtListener RECAP archive for docket 68845341. Appeal docketed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit as No. 26-2213 (CourtListener docket 74745965); its only entry as of September 16, 2026 is a briefing order dated September 3, 2026.

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia / Published 2026 / Accessed Sep 16, 2026

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W. E. B. Du Bois — Black Reconstruction in America

W. E. B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860–1880 (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1935). Full scan on the Internet Archive.

W. E. B. Du Bois / Published 1935 / Accessed Sep 03, 2026

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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections, No. 16-31012 (5th Cir. 2017), 866 F.3d 263

Ware v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections, 866 F.3d 263 (5th Cir. 2017) (filed July 28, revised Aug. 17, 2017). Holds under RLUIPA for Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian man in the Department's custody: the Department failed to show its grooming policies were the least restrictive means of serving a compelling interest; judgment reversed and rendered for Ware.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Published 2017 / Accessed Sep 22, 2026

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Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020

Ellora Derenoncourt, Chi Hyun Kim, Moritz Kuhn & Moritz Schularick, 'Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 139, no. 2 (2024): 693–750, doi:10.1093/qje/qjad044; first circulated as NBER Working Paper 30101 (2022).

Ellora Derenoncourt et al. / Published 2022 / Accessed Sep 29, 2026

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William H. Grimshaw, Official History of Freemasonry among the Colored People in North America (1903)

William H. Grimshaw. Official History of Freemasonry among the Colored People in North America. 1903. Reprints the warrant's dating line: "Given at London under our hand and seal of Masonry this 29th day of September, A. L. 5784, A. D. 1784." Read at the Internet Archive (officialhistoryo01grim).

William H. Grimshaw / Published 1903 / Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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Word Reimagined platform source (the artifact itself)

word-reimagined-platform-v2, the repository this site is built from. package.json (runtime dependencies), src/content.config.ts (content collections), src/layouts/SiteLayout.astro (chambers), src/lib/content.ts (the draft gate), src/pages/rss.xml.ts (owned feed). Verified 14 July 2026.

Apollo Benz Productions / Published 2026 / Accessed Jul 14, 2026

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Wright et al., Investigation of the relation between clinical and tissue-culture response to chemotherapeutic agents on human cancer (1957)

Wright JC, Cobb JP, Gumport SL, Golomb FM, Safadi D. Investigation of the relation between clinical and tissue-culture response to chemotherapeutic agents on human cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 257, no. 25 (December 19, 1957): 1207–11. doi:10.1056/NEJM195712192572502. PubMed 13493708.

Jane C. Wright / Published 1957 / Accessed Sep 23, 2026

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Your Jackson County property taxes questions, answered

Josh Merchant, The Beacon (Kansas City), November 24, 2025, updated December 8, 2025. 'That tax credit will appear on their 2026, 2027 and 2028 tax bills. There is no application necessary'; the credit cannot be used on the 2025 bill; December 4, 2025 announcement that stipulation signers are rolled back to the 15 percent cap automatically.

Josh Merchant / Published 2025 / Accessed Sep 01, 2026

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NEW CONSENTED SUBSIDIZED TRANSFER STATION CLANDESTINE PROMISED UNSEARCHABLE RESTORED BORROWED THE COUNTED CROWD BARRIER THE CONCESSION COMPROMISE ORIGIN OF THE SEARCH TERMS OUTSIDER WITHIN ABANDONED COURTESY DIGITAL USER ACCOUNT REFUSE UNNECESSARY PREDICTIVE Ellora Derenoncourt and Her Co-Authors Built the Line DESIGNATED SUBSTANTIAL AND EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE ACTION PLAN POSTPONED RECARVED ROBESON Without a Word for It What Was Buried, Not Broken Money's A Loan Before It's A Thing NAMING MACHINE BLIGHT REDLINE CLEARANCE DENIED