From the Atlanta Daily World:

JANUARY 29 1837—The great Russian literary genius Alexander Pushkin dies on this day as a result of a duel. He is generally considered Russia’s great­est poet. Unlike many famous Euro­peans of color, Pushkin was proud of his Black heritage, which is traced to his great grandfather on his moth­er’s side—Ibrahim Petrovich Gannibal who was most … Continued

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