Quick Facts | Frederick Douglas July 4th Speech
In 1852, the leading citizens of Rochester asked Douglass to give a speech as part of their Fourth of July celebrations. Douglass ac...
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Quick Fact: In 1948 Haile Selassie Donate 500 acres of Land to Us
DID YOU KNOW? In 1948, Haile Selassie the First donated 500 acres (2.0 km2) of his privately owned land to members of the Ethiopian...
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Rare Summer Solstice Full Moon June 20, 2016
On Monday (June 20), the full moon will fall on the solstice for the first time since 1948. To celebrate this special occasion, the...
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Quick Fact: Haile Selassie in Jerusalem Newspaper, “He talked like Christ”
DID YOU KNOW? Emperor Haile Selassie is the only Monarch to have made several trips to Jerusalem. **Photo caption reads: “Hai...
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Quick Fact: About Makeda, Queen of Sheba
Makeda, Queen of Sheba (also known as Makeda, Makebah-Tamar, Malikat Saba; Ge’ez: Nigist Saba; Hebrew: מלכת שבא; Malkat Shva; Arabic...
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H.I.M. lobbied to unify Eritrea with Ethiopia from under British rule
Atse Qedamawi Haile Selassie seen cutting the tape on the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia on 3rd October 1952, to establish th...
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1954, June 1: Letter from Council on African Affairs to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
States the Council’s concern and support for the speedy liberation of all African peoples, especially those in Kenya; encourag...
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1960, June 17: Thank You Letter to Emperor Selassie by W.E.B. Dubois
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Emperor of Ethiopia, June 17, 1960 Addressed to His Majesty Haile Selassie; expressing great interes...
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Emperor Selassie cheered by over a million New Yorkers & given honorary degrees
DID YOU KNOW? While visiting the United States, Emperor Haile-Selassie was cheered by more than a million New Yorkers in a ticker ta...
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Abuna Yesehaq speaks on foundation of Ethiopian Church
“The teaching of the Ethiopian Church is founded on the Apostles’ experience of the Lord Iyesus Kristos as the Creator and Sav...
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Quick Fact: Bible Prophecy & Scriptures That Speak of H.I.M.
Ezekiel 37:24 “‘My servant David will be King over them, and they will all have One Shepherd. They will follow my Laws a...
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Quick Fact: Ethiopian monastic hermits, the countless holy men (ba’atawi)
Besides these monastic hermits, there are countless holy men (ba’atawi) living in remote forests and caves throughout Ethiopia. Thes...
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