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Hotel De’Afrique: The first safe haven for African Americans in North Carolina

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Drew Pullen

The capture of the Confederate forts located at Hatteras Inlet on August 29, 1861, provided the first Union victory of the Civil War. Almost immediately fugitive slaves began arriving on Hatteras Island in search of freedom. In a letter to … Continue reading →

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