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Category: Historical Perspective

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Shamrocks, Snakes, Slavery, and Golden Souls at the End of the Rainbow

March 8, 2023 Carl McRoy

Being born on March 17, and having an Irish last name leads me to have more reflections and conversations about St. Patrick’s Day than the average person, as I’ve written elsewhere. Shamrocks: Legend has it that British-born St. Patrick used … Continue reading Shamrocks, Snakes, Slavery, and Golden Souls at the End of the Rainbow

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Who is in? Who is out?

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 doctorcourage

Jesus directly addressed in/outgroup behavior in Matthew 5: 44,47 he said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. . . .If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Aren’t even tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Don’t even pagans do that?” Continue reading Who is in? Who is out?

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Finding Hope in Despair By Keri Leigh Merritt & Yohuru Williams

January 9, 2023 Kevin Robinson

As Franklin Delano Roosevelt observed about the people who lived through the Great Depression, “Thisgeneration of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” The truth is, given the historical events of thepast several years, we now do, too. The long shadow … Continue reading Finding Hope in Despair By Keri Leigh Merritt & Yohuru Williams

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History or His Story

January 9, 2023 Tobias Houpe

On Aug. 13, 2017, a group of white nationalists headed to Charlottesville, NC, to protest the removal of a Confederate statue. Marching out of America’s history of racist ideology with tiki torches and chants of “Jews will not replace us,” … Continue reading History or His Story

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Set in Stone

January 9, 2023 sarahlsanderson

As I write this, I’m looking at the last page of the 2022 calendar that has hung over my desk all year. Put out by the Equal Justice Initiative, the calendar marks every single day with a reminder of some … Continue reading Set in Stone

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Hispanic-Latinos of the Civil War

December 9, 2022January 9, 2023 drmedinacortes

As a Latina, when I hear “Civil War,” I think of Hispanic-Latinos who fought in a war in hopes of providing an income for their families. I also think about the lack of documentation by historians. The Civil War caused … Continue reading Hispanic-Latinos of the Civil War

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The Great Replacement Theory, The Green Eyed Monster of the Resentful

November 7, 2022 Gaby

I am a brown immigrant from South America with a Spanish accent when I speak English. I am “liberal” by the political definition this country assigns to my life ethos, and, if you ask some conservative folks, I am here … Continue reading The Great Replacement Theory, The Green Eyed Monster of the Resentful

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My Top 21 Indigenous History Book Recommendations

November 7, 2022 Carl McRoy

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and resist the temptation of minimizing the size and diversity of North America’s Indigenous population prior to European colonization. Continue reading My Top 21 Indigenous History Book Recommendations

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Souls to the Polls

October 7, 2022 Kevin Robinson

“Give us the ballot and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will by the power of our vote write the law on the statute books of the South and bring … Continue reading Souls to the Polls

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