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A. Carter
- May 26
- 5 min
Saving Black Lives in Gilded Age Pittsburgh (Part 2 of 3): Livingstone Memorial Hospital
Around the time that Lincoln Memorial Hospital closed its doors, the idea for a new Colored hospital in the Greater Pittsburgh region...
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A. Carter
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Saving Black Lives in Gilded Age Pittsburgh (Part 1 of 3): Lincoln Memorial Hospital
*Disclaimer: I independently conducted all research utilizing sources listed throughout the post.* For this post, I was going to focus on...
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A. Carter
- Feb 1
- 6 min
Samuel A. Neale- Gilded Age Renaissance Man
*Disclaimer: All research conducted independently by Alonna Carter-Donaldson" Samuel A. Neale was born in Frederick, Maryland to Samuel...
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A. Carter
- Jan 19
- 5 min
Sadie Hamilton-Cottam: Black and Gilded Trailblazer from Pittsburgh's Hill District
*Disclaimer: All research presented in the article was conducted independently by me and was featured in my paper Black Women: Education...
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A. Carter
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Introducing the Black and Gilded Series!
Singing: Uh huh, you know what it is: Black and Gilded, Black and Gilded, Black and Gilded... Ok, I'll stop! I am pleased to announce...
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A. Carter
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Black and Gilded: Mathilda M. Ware
The story of Mathilda Ware, one of Pittsburgh's first Black woman teachers.
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A. Carter
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Respecting Your Research
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of presenting at the Pennsylvania Historical Association's Annual Meeting. I shared my research in a...
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A. Carter
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
African Americans in the Gilded Age: New Beginnings and New Challenges
African American history is usually taught in the form of a triad: Slavery, The Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement; however,...
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A. Carter
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing Alonna Carter-Donaldson
So a thing happened and you probably can guess... I got married on May 21st! In proper historian mode, my husband and I decided to have a...
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A. Carter
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
My Story
How does one become a Public Historian? I didn't know there was such a thing either when I first started down this journey. I was 35, I...
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A. Carter
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Welcome! This has been a Long Time Coming...
If you've landed here, thank you! Your presence is a blessing as I move forward in my career as both a Public Historian and Freelance...
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A. Carter
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Tips for Reading Challenging Material
If you are a student or a professional in the field, we all know that there's tons of reading involved! You may ask yourself: how do I...
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