History Detectives

History Detectives

GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell (5x3)


Air date: Jul 09, 2007

A fight bell that may have been used in a Jack Dempsey boxing match; a photo that may depict white Civil War soldiers standing with two black men, all of whom are thought to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Also: a document that may have Thomas Jefferson's signature on it, along with a pledge that would help finance a school.

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