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Obamas host annual Easter Egg Roll at White House

Obamas host annual Easter Egg Roll at White House

The White House was hopping Monday during the annual Easter Egg Roll.

Easter Sunrise Service at Stone Mountain

Easter Sunrise Service at Stone Mountain

Photos: Although clouds obscured the sunrise this year, the weather did not keep the thousands of attendees away from the 2013 Easter Sunrise Service at Stone Mountain.

Easter celebrations around the world

Easter celebrations around the world

Here are some scenes from Easter Sunday around the world.

 
  • Cumberland Landing, Va. group of slaves referred to as
  • A slave girl from New Orleans (1864)
  • Cabins where slaves were raised for market--The famous Hermitage, Savannah, Georgia
  • Rosa, an emancipated slave from New Orleans (1863)
  • Isaac and Rosa, emancipated slave children from the free schools of Louisiana (circa 1863)
  • These children were turned out of the St. Lawrence Hotel, Chestnut St., Philadelphia, on account of color
  • An American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the violent system of slavery in the United States. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry that ended with his capture
  • American abolitionist John Brown later in life. He was later hanged for his failed attack on a federal armory in Harper's Ferry, WV
  • Five generations of slaves on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina
  • Charley, a slave boy from New Orleans
  • A group of slaves, then referred to as
  • Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana--Also exhibiting instruments of torture used to punish slaves (1863)
  • American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement
  • Iron mask, collar, leg shackles and spurs used to restrict slaves
  • A sign reads
  • Slave pen, Alexandria, Va
  • Large group of slaves standing in front of buildings on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina
  • Port Royal Island, S.C. African Americans preparing cotton for the gin on Smith's plantation
  • Print announcing Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
  • 1862 photo of Abraham Lincoln on battlefield at Antietam, Maryland
  • Former slaves attend
 
Dining Guide

AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013

It's here! Check out the 50 restaurants that made the list, and let us know what you think on Twitter with #ajcwheretoeat.

Atlanta weighs in on what should make the AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013

Photos: Atlanta weighs in on #ajcwheretoeat

Instagram and Twitter users sent us photos of their favorite restaurants and dishes in Atlanta. Take a look.

Spring dining guide: The Atlanta 50

Photos: What made the Atlanta 50?

We have mouthwatering photos from each of the 50 spots that were picked for the Spring Dining Guide.

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