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Jesse Jackson and his involvement in Black Focus Inc.The involvement of a recognizable figure from the civil rights movement in the Reston Black Focus event shows the reach and legitimacy of the…
Mason Introduces ResolutionNewspaper article from The Daily Intelligencer, a Confederate Newspaper, stating the Murray Mason proposed a resolution in the Senate making federal…
Of Black AmericaReston Black Focus sponsoring the promotion of black culture to the youth both white and black in order to better cultural integration in Northern…
Report for loss of Slave CompensationJames Murray Mason, Senator from Virginia, on behalf of a Virginia couple, write the Senate in hopes of compensation for slaves who were taken during…
What? Why? and How?The general ideals behind the movement of Reston Black Focus and how they publicly advertised themselves to the Reston Black community. It also makes…
Personal Correspondence James Murray MasonWritten by Virginia Mason, the daughter of J.M. Mason, the 600 plus page book offers a detailed look at the James' life and includes his own personal…
Property in TerritoriesJames Murray Mason writes to president Buchanan on the topic of slavery in the new, territories to the west in hopes of convincing him of its…
Commemorative Booklet of the First Permanent English Settlement in AmericaThis was an introduction to the history of Jamestown and the surrounding area, including two foldout maps.
Symptoms of a DuelA cartoon from 1839 satirizing a congressional probe of Martin Van Buren's Treasury Department. It depicts the Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury aiming…
James M. Mason PortraitPicture of James Murray Mason as Senator from Virginia