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Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 70,851, a decrease of 2.4% from 2000.


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Mysterious Nazca Lines in Georgia? Rock Eagle Effigy Mound

Let’s take a look at a mysterious Nazca line hidden in Putnam county, Georgia. This is the aerial view of what’s called the Rock Eagle Mound. The specialty of the Rock Eagle Mound is that the eagle shape is only visible when viewed from the air and if you see it from the ground, it just looks like a random pile of rock. So you cannot help but think who was it built for? Who could see this eagle except extraterrestrials?

But, do archaeologists know if it represents an eagle? No, in fact experts are still debating if it is a bird at all. Remember, plenty of mysterious artifacts of “Bird Men” are found all over Georgia and the United States. There is no shortage of Flying Gods among Native Americans and ancient cultures all over the world. So was this a large scale symbol of a bird man to be seen by aliens? It was definitely not designed to be seen from the ground because it is simply too large for the human eye to recognize the shape and is constructed with a width of 120 feet and is 102 feet long. Also, it is located on an elevated ground and the surrounding area is at a lower level which means that there are no vantage points for humans to see it. Of course, today there is an observation tower that you can use, but this mound was created at least a thousand years ago and some people think it is over 5,000 years old.
And the idea that it was built to be seen by extraterrestrials is the logical conclusion that you can arrive. Believe it or not, experts agree that this is probably why it was built: “To send a message to the GODS”.

Is this Rock Eagle really that mysterious? It is not only a mystery to regular folks, but has also baffled archeologists and historians forever. This is the official signage near the site, set up by the state of Georgia. It clearly states open quote:”It is not known who built the rock Eagle or Rock Hawk effigies, nor exactly when or why. End of quote. So, it is a big mystery because we have don’t have answers to any of the basic questions. By the way, the Rock hawk mentioned is another similar mound, but that’s another video.
Now, the official sign says that there was nothing significant found in the mound, and that’s the reason why it is still a mystery. However, I spoke to some locals and they told me that a Giant skeleton was found here by archaeologists a long time ago. So, I checked with Wikipedia and sure enough it says evidence of a human cremation was found in 1930s but I couldn't find any other information. But surely, if it was just a regular human being and if some bones were found and preserved, archeologists would be able to give us an approximate timeline based on radio carbon dating.

And then here is an unusual marker that says TREAD SOFTLY HERE WHITE MAN FOR LONG ERE YOU CAME STRANGE RACES LIVED, FOUGHT AND LOVED.
ERECTED BY THE GEORGIA SOCIETY COLONIAL DAMES OF THE XVII CENTURY, JUNE 1940.

What are these strange races they are talking about? Now, until 1960s, everybody accepted that the Mound builders were a race of giants. Believe it or not, even many Native Americans agree that there was once a race of Giants who built these strange mounds. I've also shown you some solid evidence of Giants near Etowah mounds which is just 100 miles from here.

Now, Notice that the marker mentions Races: not just one race, but strange races. Why? Another race of bird men who were capable of flight is not only mentioned in folklore, but plenty of artifacts of these bird men have also been found. Did these strange races of Giants and bird men somehow work together? Did Nephilim or Giants create these mounds as a signal to their flying fathers? Remember, this marker was created 75 years ago and is one of the last few remaining signs indicating the history of giant mound builders.

Today, experts viciously refuse the existence of Giants and extraterrestrials. They would much rather spin a theory that this mound was used for ceremonies even though they have no evidence to prove it. But all over the world, theories like these are being challenged by common people. For example, historians have claimed that Machu Picchu was a ceremonial temple for nearly a century and they have now agreed that it is not a temple at all. Why? Because thousands of people have simply pointed out that there is no evidence to say Machu Picchu is a temple. I believe this is also bound to happen for these mounds that are found all over the U.S. As we question this more and more, I believe experts can no longer say that these are ceremonial mounds. So, here is another Nazca figure that exists in the U.S although nobody talks about it. Was it built to be seen by the Gods? If not, what else was it built for?

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00:01:12 1 History
00:07:20 2 Geography
00:09:29 2.1 Surrounding municipalities
00:09:38 2.2 Climate
00:11:00 3 Demographics
00:12:54 4 Government
00:13:49 5 Neighborhoods
00:14:01 5.1 North of the Brandywine River
00:15:16 5.2 East of I-95
00:17:27 5.3 West of I-95
00:21:45 5.4 Historic districts and Conservation District
00:22:18 5.5 Gallery
00:22:26 6 Public safety
00:22:34 6.1 Crime
00:24:22 6.2 Police
00:25:26 6.3 Fire department and EMS
00:26:11 7 Economy
00:29:25 7.1 Top employers
00:30:07 8 Arts and culture
00:30:37 8.1 Ethnic festivals
00:32:07 8.2 Music festivals
00:32:57 8.3 Holiday events
00:33:19 9 Wilmington Riverfront
00:34:30 10 Media
00:34:38 10.1 Radio and television
00:36:13 10.2 Newspaper
00:36:47 10.3 Portrayal of Wilmington in popular culture
00:38:42 11 Infrastructure
00:38:51 11.1 Transportation
00:43:28 11.2 Utilities
00:44:07 11.3 Health care
00:45:01 12 Sports and recreation
00:45:10 12.1 Sports
00:46:01 12.2 Outdoor recreation
00:46:54 12.3 Running events
00:48:09 12.4 Cycling
00:48:54 12.5 Golf
00:49:07 13 Education
00:51:16 13.1 Universities and colleges
00:51:33 14 Points of interest
00:52:11 15 Sister cities
00:52:38 15.1 Partner city
00:52:49 16 See also



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Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink / Pakehakink) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
As of the 2018 United States Census estimate, the city's population is 70,635. It is the fifth least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous in its state. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2016 population of 719,876. The Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2016 population of 6,070,500, and a combined statistical area of 7,179,357.

4th Building Construction Highlights December 2014

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Clinton, New Jersey - Cherry Blossoms - April 19, 2010

This is a test video made with a MUVi Atom purchased at BeachCamera.com and since I tend to bounce as I walk, it is a little jittery. Cherry Blossoms in Historic Clinton, New Jersey, with views of the Clinton Red Mill and its turning wheel, Stone Mill Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton Dam, South Branch Raritan River, Iron Pony Bridge, and downtown Clinton, New Jersey. This was taken with a hand held Veho MUVi Atom. Copyright (c) 2010 RJHO All Rights Reserved.

Conversation with Leonda Froehlich Finke

Leonda Froehlich Finke is the Guest Sculptor for the 2011 Contemporary Sculpture Show at Chesterwood, located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Leonda Froehlich Finke lives and works in Roslyn, NY. Largely self-taught, she has been creating sculpture for more than 50 years. In New York, Finke has exhibited at the National Academy Museum, Sculpture Gallery, Century Association, American Numismatic Society Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Cast Iron Gallery, among others. Her solo and group exhibitions include shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, CA; Whitney Museum in Stamford, CT; Newark Museum, NJ; Dallas Museum of Art, TX; Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA; and Elaine Benson Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY. Besides her figurative works, Finke is also recognized internationally for her design and casting of medals, which she has been making since 1986. Her sculptures and medals are in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum's National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American History in Washington, DC; the British Museum in London, England; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; and in many private collections throughout the United States and Europe. Her work has been reviewed in the New York Times, the National Sculpture Review, and the American Medallic Sculpture Association Catalogue. A self-titled book of her work, photographed by David Finn, was published by Ruder Finn Press, Inc., in 2006. In addition, Finke has taught at such institutions as Nassau Community College, the Newark Museum, and St. Martins College of Art in London. She was the recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award of the American Numismatic Society and received a gold medal from the National Sculpture Society. In 1994, she was elected an Academician of the National Academy.

Lynching in the United States | Wikipedia audio article

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00:03:30 1 Background
00:07:58 2 Name origin
00:08:28 3 Social characteristics
00:11:32 4 The West
00:14:42 5 Reconstruction (1865–1877)
00:18:48 6 Disenfranchisement (1877–1917)
00:23:19 6.1 Other ethnicities
00:26:20 6.2 Enforcing Jim Crow
00:33:30 7 Photographic records and postcards
00:38:22 7.1 Resistance
00:41:43 7.2 Federal action limited by the Solid South
00:44:53 7.3 Great Migration
00:46:53 8 World War I to World War II
00:47:04 8.1 Resistance
00:48:11 8.2 New Klan
00:51:26 8.3 Continuing resistance
00:57:00 8.4 Federal action and southern resistance
01:00:34 9 World War II to present
01:00:44 9.1 Second Great Migration
01:01:41 9.2 Federal action
01:03:36 9.3 Lynching and the Cold War
01:05:13 9.4 Civil Rights Movement
01:08:32 9.5 After the Civil Rights Movement
01:11:48 10 Effects
01:12:29 11 Statistics
01:18:30 12 Representation in popular culture
01:18:41 12.1 Literature and film
01:24:52 12.2 Strange Fruit
01:26:05 13 Laws
01:29:31 13.1 State laws
01:33:32 14 See also
01:33:41 15 Notes
01:33:49 16 Books and references
01:39:24 17 Further reading
01:43:36 18 External links



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Lynching is the practice of murder by a group by extrajudicial action. Lynchings in the United States rose in number after the American Civil War in the late 1800s, following the emancipation of slaves; they declined in the 1920s but have continued to take place into the 21st century. Most lynchings were of African-American men in the South, but women were also lynched, and white lynchings of blacks occurred in Midwestern and border states, especially during the 20th-century Great Migration of blacks out of the South. The purpose was to enforce white supremacy and intimidate blacks by racial terrorism. On a per capita basis lynchings were also common in California and the Old West, especially of Latinos, although they represented less than 10% of the national total. Native Americans and Asian Americans were also lynched. Other ethnicities (white, Finnish-American, Jewish, Irish, Italian-American) were occasionally lynched.
The stereotype of a lynching is a hanging, because hangings are what crowds of people saw, and are also easy to photograph. Some hangings were professionally photographed and sold as postcards, which were popular souvenirs in some parts of the U.S. Victims were also killed by mobs in a variety of other ways: shot repeatedly, burned alive, forced to jump off a bridge, dragged behind cars, and the like. Sometimes they were tortured as well, with body parts sometimes removed and sold as souvenirs. Occasionally lynchings were not fatal (see Lynching survivors in the United States). A mock lynching, putting the rope around the neck of someone suspected of concealing information, might be used to compel confessions.According to the Tuskegee Institute, 4,743 people were lynched between 1882 and 1968 in the United States, including 3,446 African Americans and 1,297 whites. More than 73 percent of lynchings in the post-Civil War period occurred in the Southern states. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, 4,084 African-Americans were lynched between 1877 and 1950 in the South.Lynchings were most frequent from 1890 to the 1920s, with a peak in 1892. Lynchings were often large mob actions, attended by hundreds or thousands of watchers, sometimes announced in advance in newspapers and in one instance with a special train. However, in the later 20th century lynchings became more secretive, and were conducted by smaller groups of people.
According to Michael Pfeifer, the prevalence of lynching in postbellum America reflects lack of confidence in the due process judicial system. He links the decline in lynching in the early twentieth century with the advent of the modern death penalty: legislators renovated the death penalty...out of direct concern for the alternative of mob violence. He also cites the modern, racialized excesses of u ...

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For the past 15 years, the Center for American Progress has served as a creative engine for introducing bold solutions that advance progressive values on nearly every possible front. In the past year alone, we have defended the Affordable Care Act; outlined policies to create workplaces that support women and families; discussed the impact of race across a wide range of issue areas; and helped drive opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax plan.

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History of women in the United States | Wikipedia audio article

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This is a piece on history of women in the United States since 1776, and of the Thirteen Colonies before that. The study of women's history has been a major scholarly and popular field, with many scholarly books and articles, museum exhibits, and courses in schools and universities. The roles of women were long ignored in textbooks and popular histories. By the 1960s, women were being presented as successful as male roles. An early feminist approach underscored their victimization and inferior status at the hands of men. In the 21st century writers have emphasized the distinctive strengths displayed inside the community of women, with special concern for minorities among women.

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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third-wealthiest state by median household income as of 2016.New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements in the state. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey, and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century.
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2019 Asian American Literature Festival

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