Daisy Nation was from the northwestern end of Jamaica. 戴西纳森来自牙买加的西北边陲, Her great-grandfather was William Ford. 他伟大的祖父是威廉福特, He was from Island, and he arrived in Jamaica in 1784, having bought a c

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Ideally, they would try to be artisans. Remember, Jamaica has sugar plantations, 理想的话,他们将会成为技工。记住,牙买加有糖料种植园, which are very different from the cotton plantations you find in the American South. 这些

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VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Frederick Douglass. He was born a slave, but later became one of Americas greatest leaders. He was an activist, a writer

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It is moving, it is sobering, it is a reach back into history. The tales about the family tree of first lady Michelle Obama and an American map that traces her back to the slaves and slave owners that were in her past. This woman who made it all the

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By Paula Wolfson White House 19 November 2007 As Americans prepare to gather for their Thanksgiving Holiday, President Bush is reminding them to remember their blessings and help those in need. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the pr

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You see, I was interested in him because he was a painter, he told me.? 你知道,我对他感兴趣是因为他是个画家,他对我说, We don't get many painters in the islands, and I was sorry for him because he was such a bad one. 很少有

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